Episode 349: Pinball – The Man Who Saved The Game. The film
Writers and directors Austin and Meredith Bragg discuss how they made Roger Sharpe's story into a featured film. After huge award winning success creating short films, hear how Roger's story inspired The Bragg brothers to make their first full length film, complete with an outstanding cast and crew. You can see the film at many film festivals. Find out more and get updates at
Kineticist’s take
Directors reveal 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' film focuses on Roger Sharpe life beyond the pinball ban lawsuit.
Synopsis
Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg discuss their feature film 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game,' a narrative dramatization of Roger Sharpe life and his role in lifting pinball bans in the 1970s. The film stars Mike Feist as young Roger and Dennis Boutsikaris as older Roger, with Crystal Reed playing Ellen. The filmmakers emphasize the story transcends pinball, focusing on themes of family, struggle, and personal relationships. The film is premiering at major festivals including Hamptons, Heartland, Newport Beach, Santa Fe, and Rain Dance, with distribution plans to be announced.
Entities
- Hamptons Film Festival· event
- Heartland Film Festival· event
- Newport Beach Film Festival· event
- Rain Dance Film Festival· event
- Santa Fe Film Festival· event
- International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA)· organization
- Moving Picture Institute (MPI)· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Reason Magazine· organization
- Vice· organization
- Austin Bragg· person
- Crystal Reed· person
- Dennis Boutsikaris· person
- Eddie Kramer· person
- Ellen Sharpe· person
- James Hamilton· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Josh Sharpe· person
- Lindsay Weissmuller· person
- Meredith Bragg· person
- Mike Feist· person
- Roger Sharpe· person
- Seth Sharpe· person
- Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game· product