DARKON

DC Premiere

Everybody fantasizes about being a hero. Unfortunately, for most of us, real-life gets in the way. DARKON is a real life story about the transformative power of fantasy.

Andrew Neel and Luke Meyer's film is a compelling and entertaining look at a unique subculture: the group of young men and women who engage in live action role-playing in the fantasy realm that they've created and called Darkon-which in reality is various fields and open spaces around Baltimore, Maryland.

In the political climate of Darkon, revolution is afoot. The sub-clan of Laconia, led by Bannor (Skip, a stay-at-home dad), has seceded from the coalition of Mordom and is trying to recruit other factions to join their cause. The large and powerful realm of Mordom, led by Keldar (Kenyon, a middle-manager), will fight to keep the empire together. Will Bannor's legion of rebels overcome the oppressive forces of Keldar? The epic final battle will reveal the future of Darkon.

In the film, group members participate in intense battles and dramatic scenes, juxtaposed with interviews about their "real" and very ordinary lives. For the denizens of Darkon, developing their fantasy characters allows them to grow and find themselves in their real-world personalities.

Darkonians in person!

-Brian Ambrose

DIRECTOR BIOS
Andrew Neel's first short film, BILLY528, a drama about online romance, was distributed by Hypnotic and won Best Experimental Drama at the New York Film and Video Festival in 2002 before airing on Showtime in 2003. He founded his own production company, SeeThink Productions, in 2002.

Luke Meyer has worked with Emmy Award-winning documentarian Ric Burns (NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM, 1999) on his film biography, ANSEL ADAMS: A DOCUMENTARY FILM (2002), as well as forthcoming biographies of Andy Warhol and Eugene O'Neill. He previously worked with director Bennett Miller (Academy Award Nominee, CAPOTE, 2005) and has recently co-directed and co-produced 32 ACRES, a documentary about a community displaced by Wal-Mart.

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Samuel Orr, Roger Hangarter
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