From Bedrooms to Billions

Oct 03, 2014 | IMDB 7

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From Bedrooms to Billions is a 2014 documentary film by British filmmakers Anthony Caulfield and Nicola Caulfield that tells the story of the British video games industry from 1979 to the present day. The film focuses on how the creativity and vision of a relatively small number of individuals allowed the UK to play a key, pioneering role in the shaping of the billion dollar video games industry which today dominates the modern world's entertainment landscape. The film features interviews with major British game designers, journalists and musicians from across the last 30 years.

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Peter Molyneux, David Braben, Jon Hare, Jeff Minter, David Perry, Mark Healey, Ben Daglish, Dino Dini, Martin Galway, Rob Hubbard

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