We Can Be Heroes

Mar 8, 2024

1h 26m

★ 2.0

Overview

Sometimes, finding your tribe requires a bit of magic. For attendees of a live action role-playing (LARP) camp in upstate New York, the deeply accepting environment has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed "nerdy" teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else. As the campers immerse themselves in this imaginative world, they discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Muck Media

Concordia Studio

We Can Be Heroes Trailers

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Cast

Self

Dexter

Self

Cloud

Self

Miranda

Self

Abby

Self

Kate

Self

Max

Self

Luisa (formerly Alex)

Self

Eli

Self

Adelaide

Self

Judson

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