JORDAN MECHNER, JOURNEY OF A VIDEO GAME PIONEER

FR / 2025 / 52’ / HD / French, English

Passé Simple / France TV / Directed by Marc Azéma

Worldwide rights available

TAGS

Jordan Mechner, Prince of Persia, game design, video game history, Ubisoft, digital culture, Jewish exile, nazi era

SYNOPSIS

Portrait of Jordan Mechner, video game pioneer and creator of Prince of Persia. The film follows his journey from 1980s New York to Montpellier in 2016 at Ubisoft, and portrays a sensitive man shaped by family exile from Austria under Nazi rule.