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Reformat the Planet
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Reformat the Planet

2008-03-10 · 72 min · ★ 7.3

Documentary · Music

'Blip Festival: Reformat the Planet' is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as ChipTunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results. Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, 'Reformat the Planet' maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the ChipTune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music.

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Directors
Paul Owens
Production companies
2 Player Productions, Fangamer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joshua DavisHimself (as Bit Shifter)
Christopher BurkeHimself
Jeff DonaldsonHimself
Tristan PerichHimself
Haeyoung KimHerself (as BubblyFish)
Thomas SöderlundHimself (as Covox)
Haruhisa TanakaHimself (as HALLY)

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