Colossal Cave

Plato's allegory of the cave is often read as a prefiguration of cinema. Yet this film illustrates how online gaming was born from a network of caves. The reconstruction of one couple's hobby, spending all their time in the world's largest cave system, leads us to the conception of a pioneering video game.

A mother bobcat and her two cubs share a cave with guitarist Paco who is also an expert woodcarver. Paco is hired to give tours by by Joe of Colossal Cave. Mom feline struggles to provide her youngsters with food while evading hunters.