A hardcore gamer’s virtual world collides with reality, pulling him into a dangerous web of violence and intrigue.

Noah, a troubled 16-year-old computer geek, discovers his favorite video game, Final Destiny, is actually a sophisticated terror network to recruit teenagers. When the game's virtual dangers become real-life dangers, Noah, who functions as a double agent in both the virtual and real worlds, must fight for his life. Presaging today’s potent mix of gaming, the manosphere, and Trump-era political violence, Played is a gritty, coming-of-age thriller about online radicalization.

Written, directed, and produced by Jay Ferguson for Blackpills, and syndicated on Vice dot com © 2017

Cinematography by Jay Ferguson