I Don’t Blame the Beautiful Game

I DON’T BLAME THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

I Don’t Blame the Beautiful Game

Directed by Christopher Arcella
USA | 5 minutes | 2010 | English

A former professional football player describes his experience with match fixing. Chilling glimpse into a sportsman’s broken life with amazing imagery.

Credits

Director: Christopher Arcella
Screenwriter: Christopher Arcella
Cinematography: Christopher Arcella
Editing: Christopher Arcella

Christopher Arcella
USA

Festivals & Awards
Indie Lisboa – Onda Curta Award
Zero Film Festival
Rooftop Films

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Christopher Arcella

USA

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Christopher earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the Virginia Tech College of Architecture where he worked as an assistant to the director of the Virginia Tech Multimedia Lab. Following graduation he gained experience as a designer at IDEO San Francisco and Blu Dot before starting an interaction design studio called RUNROBOTS. While running this studio he spent over a year working part time at the office of independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. This combined professional experience in both design and film has strongly influenced his creative process.

FILMOGRAPHY
2010 I Don’t Blame the Beautiful Game, short