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\nAbout Caine\u2019s ArcadeCaine\u2019s Arcade is a short film about a 9 year old boy\u2019s cardboard arcade, located in his dad\u2019s used auto parts store in East LA.Backstory\u00a0Caine Monroy is a 9-year old boy who spent his summer vacation building an elaborate DIY cardboard arcade in his dad\u2019s used auto parts store.Caine dreamed of the day he would have lots of customers visit his arcade, and he spent months preparing everything, perfecting the game design, making displays for the prizes, designing elaborate security systems, and hand\u00a0labeling\u00a0paper-lunch-gift-bags. However, his dad\u2019s autoparts store located in an industrial part of East LA gets almost zero foot traffic, so Caine\u2019s chances of getting a customer were very small, and the few walk in customers that came through were always in too much of a hurry to get their auto part to play Caine\u2019s Arcade. But Caine never gave up.One day, by chance, I walked into Smart Parts Auto looking for a used door handle for my \u201996 Corolla. What I found was an elaborate handmade cardboard arcade manned by a young boy who asked if I would like to play. I asked Caine how it worked and he told me that for $1 I could get two turns, or for $2 I could get a Fun Pass with 500 turns. I got the Fun Pass.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..This short film tells the story of Caine\u2019s Arcade, and of our attempt to make Caine\u2019s day.A roughcut of the film premiered at DIY Days, where Caine set up his arcade for people to play. Caine was\u00a0commissioned\u00a0by an attendee to build a custom cardboard claw machine, which he did for $80.This film is a collaboration between all of my friends who chipped in, as well as all of the folks online who got behind the idea of helping to make Caine\u2019s day.\u00a0Big THANKS to everyone\u00a0who helped! \u00a0See\u00a0FILM CREDITSAfter the flashmob, at the end of the day as Caine and his dad drove home, Caine turned to his dad and said, \u201cDad, this was the best day of my whole life.\u201d\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u00a0If you like the film, please share it with a friend, and leave Caine a message on his Facebook page. If you are in the LA area, come on down and play Caine\u2019s Arcade hours\/directions \u2013 Caine loves customers!Caine\u2019s Scholarship FundWe are also attempting to raise a $100,000 scholarship fund for Caine to help him go to college. If you would like to chip in, please donate by clicking the button in the side bar. Firefox or Safari browsers recommended; Paypal does not work with Chrome.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.And if you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on the twitter:\u00a0@nirvan\u00a0Thanks!
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