TANKtv’s new curated season of art films explores the changing role of identity before the screen. On our designated channel, find films that create unique, simulated environments in which 3D rendering, digital terraforming, AI consciousness and virtual avatars abound. 

She Keeps Me Damn Alive (2021) is a video playthrough of the dotcom work of the same name. Inspired by retro first-person-rail-shooter games like House of the Dead (1996), Braithwaite-Shirley re-imagines the purpose of violent video games. The protagonist is given a weapon and a mission: to protect Black trans people across three separate levels. In this universe, arcade games are geared towards protection, not damage; and there is no winning, all you can do is try. 

Click through to explore the game’s different levels.