Acclaimed 2015 indie darling Papers, Please is being turned into a short film. Today, solo developer Lucas Pope took to Twitter to announce an upcoming short film based on the game. Papers, Please has the player take the role of a faceless border crossing immigration officer in the fictional dystopian Arstotzka. You battle with remaining loyal to your country or acting on your moral urges throughout your day to day work.
Production shots from an upcoming Papers Please short film by Nikita and Liliya Ordynskiy. Really looking forward to this. pic.twitter.com/e1d3qwaHrq
— Lucas Pope (@dukope) May 30, 2017
Although not much information was revealed, Pope did share several production images, as well as announced the filmmakers behind the project, going by the names of Nikita and Liliya Ordynskiy.
Papers, Please is a fine example for ‘games as art’, and Pope seems excited for the movie, so we will have to wait and see what comes of it.
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Dylan Fewings
When he isn't studying at University, you can probably find Dylan absorbed in a JRPG, adding more albums to his record collection, or watching old school horror flicks with his cat.
