Synopsis:
Scrabylon is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary on the cut-throat world of tournament Scrabble®. Featuring the most fierce anagrammers, rack balancers, and bingo experts in competitive Scrabble®, Scrabylon delves deep into this sometimes wacky, sometimes odd, always compelling subculture. Shot primarily during the World Scrabble® Championships in Las Vegas, Scrabylon features players from around the globe and gives an up-close look at why people get so obsessed with that seemingly benign game played at countless kitchen tables.

Scrabylon spotlights GI (gastrointestinal) Joel Sherman, the world’s only professional Scrabble® player - so named for his various stomach ailments; Jim Geary, a quick-witted professional gambler and all-around gamesman; Matt Graham, a stand-up comic from New York City; Chris Cree, a funny Texan who once won $256,000 gambling in Las Vegas during a Scrabble® tournament; Joe Edley, the Zen Scrabble® master and only 3-time National Scrabble® Champ; Brian Cappelletto, an options trader and the first Scrabble® prodigy; Robin Pollock Daniel, a trained psychologist and the highest-rated woman on the Scrabble® scene plus many other eccentric characters. The glue between all these players is John D. Williams, Jr., the Executive Director of the National Scrabble® Association, who describes in great detail the quirks, strategies and personalities of this fascinating group of individuals.

Crew:
Producer/Director/Editor: Scott Petersen
Directors of Photography: Scott Petersen, Nate Starck
Additional Camera: Andrew Shane, James Zucal
Original Music: David Mann
Online Editor/Color Correction: Adam Levine/Squeeze a Nickel Productions
Post-Production Sound Mixer: Bruce Hanifan

Featuring:
David Boys,Brian Cappelletto, James Cherry, Chris Cree, Joe Edle,y Paul Epstein, Stefan Fatsis, Marty Gabriel, Jim Geary, Matt Graham, Jim Kramer, Mark Landsber,g Ben Loiterstein, Daiva Markelis, “GI Joel” Sherman, Allan Simmons, Robin Pollock Daniel, Lester Schonbrun, Alan Stern, John D. Williams, Jr. and many others

TRT: 51 minutes