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New documentary shows how LARPing can empower youth and adults

New documentary shows how LARPing can empower youth and adults

MILWAUKEE – In a remote corner of upstate New York, a LARP (live-action role-playing game) camp becomes a sanctuary where magic is no illusion.

As campers immerse themselves in this imaginative world, they discover inner strength, heal from trauma, and become heroes in both fantasy and real life.

LARP, or live-action role-playing, is a growing pastime with thousands of “LARPers” around the world.

This is what the popular documentary “We Can Be Heroes” by filmmaker and director Carina Mia Wong is about.

Watch: New documentary shows how LARPing can empower youth and adults

New documentary shows how LARPing can empower youth and adults

“Many kids who go to Wayfinder often don’t find their place in the real world, and this camp is such a safe haven for them,” says Wong.

Steph Brown

Director – We can be heroes

A local Milwaukee group of adult LARPers meets once a month.

Joshua Blumberg has been there for ten years. He says LARPing events provide a safe space for participants to express themselves in creative ways.

“There are people you would never meet in normal life. We all come together and share this environment, escape for a day and pretend we are in another world,” says Blumberg.

Joshua Blumberg

Steph Brown

10 LARP Veteran

The documentary We Can Be Heroes screens September 28 at the Oriental Theater in Milwaukee.

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