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Talk Back #13: Lil Poison

A pleasant New York City night brought documentary fans once again to multimedia venue The Tank, to watch a rough cut of Lil Poison, Beth Earl’s portrait of the title character. A.M. Peters was our savvy guide. We were enthralled by Lil Poison—at five-years old the youngest professional video game player—and his quest to scale the rankings of the Major League Gaming circuit. One storyline of the film had the boy competing against players older than him, while another subplot had him negotiating his parents’ conflicted relationship. Which thread was strongest? Was one dominating the other at the expense of telling a full, complex story? And what about Lil Poison himself—was his voice submerged by his father’s more dominant presence?

| | Posted on April 30, 2009

Comments

Hello - Nicely done on the film Lil’ Poison. I just had a follow-up question that couldn’t ask at the Docuclub night. What is your plan for distribution and target audience?
Are you intending this as a general interest documentary….or as one for parents to watch to understand video gamesand their kids better…or trying to have it be more like a family drama ? I think that would effect part of the plan for the how you incorporate our comments and also how you decide to re-edit the film.

Mark Bower

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Mark Bower