In January of 2024, Nerdist covered a truly amazing feat in gaming. Willis Gibson, a then-13-year-old prodigy, “beat” the formerly unbeatable: Tetris. Now, most people know Tetris to be the game you don’t so much win but play until you lose. Using quick-touch controller techniques, programming probability models, a whole lot of skill, and some luck, Gibson reached a killscreen during level 157 of Tetris. It was one of the glitches originally designed not to matter because humans weren’t meant to make it that far. Gibson, whose gamer handle is Blue Scuti, became the first person to reach this Tetris killscreen. Now, a documentary about this remarkable person and his Tetris story is debuting at this year’s Tribeca Festival, Blue Scuti: Game Crasher.
Blue Scuti: Game Crasher explores Gibson’s life after becoming an overnight sensation. Tribeca’s official synopsis of this Tetris documentary is as follows. “Thirteen-year-old Willis Gibson’s life changes overnight when he becomes the first person in human history to beat Tetris. This coming-of-age story explores grief, the power of community and the rise of an unexpected internet legend.” The run also gave him the Overall Score, Level, Lines, and 19 Score world records, but those are secondary to “beating” Tetris. That’s how big a deal this is. Chris Moukarbel is the director of the movie, a production of Legendary Pictures.
Blue Scuti: Game Crasher will premiere Wednesday, June 11, 2025, as part of the Tribeca Festival with two further screenings later at the festival. Tickets for the whole festival, and Blue Scuti specifically, go on sale April 29. We can’t wait to check out this documentary about the legend who beat Tetris.
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Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.
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