Growing up in arcades, this is entirely a passion project, not affiliated with any brand or organization. We are independent filmmakers in the truest of sense.
Jump-started by our director Justin Tolliver, who had a unique perspective on the industry growing up watching his father’s business as an amusement operator grow and expand throughout the 1980’s.
Based in and around the Fort Wayne, Indiana area, his father, Kent, eventually sold off his share to his business partner and life-long best friend, Chuck Trowbridge. Chuck managed to keep T-N-T Entertainment going throughout the ups and downs of the last 40 years and still owns the business today.
It’s a tribute to their hard work and dedication that we are making this film.
And the game continues...
Beginning production in 2022, what started as a profile on a profession quickly evolved into the uncovering of a whole industry and the journey isn’t over yet! With your financial support, we can continue to document the people, places and things that make up this uniquely rich American story.
If there's one thing we've learned from studying the economics of coin-op, it's that small denominations quickly add up! Contributions, large or small, all go towards the same goal of turning this project into a polished, professional piece that will preserve this important bit of history for generations to come.