Noah Pink went from making music videos in Halifax to working in Hollywood

The screenwriter shares why he had to make a film about the unbelievable backstory behind the game Tetris

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Caption: Noah Pink attends the Tetris world premiere during the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

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In his latest film Tetris, screenwriter Noah Pink dives into an unlikely friendship that forms across Cold War divides — and the unbelievable effort it took to bring Tetris to the west.
Pink tells host Tom Power how he went from making music videos in Halifax to working in Hollywood with Ron Howard.
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Interview with Noah Pink produced by Sarah Melton.

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