DOX:DANMARK - The Hobby

English below

Hvad kan der ske, når man kaster to terninger? Alt tilsyneladende. For terninger, brikker og bræt kan være portaler til noget langt større end bare et spil. Det handler om fællesskab, følelser og om at være med - men også om at vinde! ’The Hobby’ tager os med fra verdensmesterskaberne i brætspil i Las Vegas over dating og helt tilbage til oldtidens Mesopotamien – for brætspil og lysten til at spille har dybe rødder.

Gennem personlige fortællinger deler spillere verden over fascinerende historier om konkurrence, passion, kreativitet og fantasi, og om hvordan et enkelt spil kan bygge bro mellem mennesker og kulturer. Et karakterdrevet, hengivent portræt af den enorme brætspilskultur, og en film der opfindsomt og charmerende funderer over vigtigheden af ‘meningsløse’ aktiviteter i livet. En film for både de trænede, hyggespillerne og nybegyndere fra 0-99 år.

Efter filmen bliver et udvalg af spillene fra filmen præsenteret af Aalborg Bibliotekernes spilguru, Kristian Jessen - og der er selvfølgelig også mulighed for at prøve spillene og låne dem med hjem. 

English

What happens when you roll two dice? 

Everything!

Dice, pieces, and the board can be portals to something far larger than just a game.
Community, feelings, and everyone participating – but also about winning!

The love of board games

“The Hobby” takes us from the World Series of Board Games in Las Vegas through dating, the love of board games, and all the way back to Mesopotamian times – for the desire to play has existed for a long, long time.

Through personal stories, gamers from all over the world share about competition, passion, creativity, and how a single board game can build a bridge between people and cultures.

Portrait of the enormous board gaming culture

A character-driven, devoted portrait of the enormous board gaming culture, and a movie that creatively and humorously makes one wonder about the importance of seemingly pointless activities…

A documentary for everyone who is interested in, just started playing, or has a deep love for board games.

Meet the board games from the film after

After the movie, a selection of games from the documentary will be presented by our local board game guru Kristian Jessen, as well as some volunteers from the board game group “Spilhylden”.

If you don’t get a chance to play the games, everything’s available for checkout, or you can visit the library’s selection of over 600 different board games – we promise there’s a game for everyone and every hobby!

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj__IDeFUJE

Instruktør/Director: Simon Ennis

Spilletid/runtime: 92 min