Steven Dhoedt
2021
State of Play
Steven Dhoedt
Lee Jae-Dong, Joon-Hyuk Kim
A feature documentary about the world of South-Korean professional gamers. Every year thousands of South-Koreans flock to the game stadiums in Seoul to watch the Pro League, a live sports event where professional gamers compete to be the best at one single video game: Starcraft. It’s a title many young South Koreans dream of. The game itself is more than a decade old, almost ancient in the fast developing world of video games, but in South Korea it has become a national past-time. Like most specator sports, this world of eSports rapidly evolved in a multi-million dollar business. In this story, we follow 3 boys in different stages of their career as a Pro-Gamer in South Korea. For some it will be a struggle to stay on top of their game, for others it might be the turning point of their lives
State of Play
Inside the Metaverse
Steven Dhoedt
Reality, as we know it, is not the same anymore but has split in two: a factual, physical reality and synthetic, virtual reality. All across the network society, people have started to flock to online worlds for very different reasons. 'INSIDE THE METAVERSE' introduces a patch-work of characters from all walks of life and nationalities for whom virtual worlds have become an important part of their lives.
Inside the Metaverse