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Zelda speedrunner movie pulled from PBS will air on Twitch first

Break the Game, a film about Legend of Zelda speedrunner Narcissa Wright, was supposed to air on PBS POV series this month before it was suddenly pulled by the network in February. According to director Jane Wagner, the executive producer and director of POV told her they were worried about the political repercussions of showing a film centered on a trans person after the recent threats to public media by legislators and the Trump administration. Although PBS has since rescheduled the film to air in June, Wagner will debut Break the Game on Twitch streamer Trihexs channel on Monday. After the premiere, Trihex will host a Q&A with Wagner and a roundtable discussion with Twitch streamers about representation, mental health, and cyberbullying. Streaming the film on Twitch allows us the opportunity to bypass traditional gatekeepers and directly engage our audience of gaming enthusiasts all around the world without censorship, Wagner told Polygon in a recent interview. Wagner said she pitch...
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