The Gamers: Dorkness Rising

The Gamers: Dorkness Rising
Directed byMatthew R. Vancil
Written byMatthew R. Vancil
Produced byBen Dobyns
Cindi Rice
John Frank Rosenblum
Don Early
Leticia Y. Lopez
Jeff Madsen
Ken Bolding
Michael S. Bottorff
StarringNathan Rice
Brian S. Lewis
Carol Roscoe
Christian Doyle
Scott C. Brown
Jen Page
Tallis Moore
CinematographyChristopher Mosio
Edited byDaniel Capuzzi
Ben Dobyns
Music byDavid Wolbrecht
Steve Wolbrecht
Release date
  • August 14, 2008 (2008-08-14)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Gamers: Dorkness Rising is a feature-length film produced by Dead Gentlemen Productions, and focuses on a group of tabletop role-playing gamers as their gamemaster attempts to shepherd them through a campaign that they have played through three times and have yet to actually finish. While the film is set in the same universe as and has a similar theme to its predecessor, The Gamers, it is not a direct sequel to the first film, as it focuses on a different group of players. Also, unlike its predecessor, this film dedicates a substantial portion of the film to the players themselves, and not their characters. It began filming in 2005 and was set for release in 2006, and was finally released at Gen Con in Indianapolis by Anthem Pictures on August 14, 2008. Paizo had an exclusive sales window for the 2008 Gen Con convention where the cast and crew of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising were signing copies at the Paizo booth.