Caine's Arcade

Caine's Arcade
Directed byNirvan Mullick
Release date
  • April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited States

Caine's Arcade is a 2012 short documentary film directed by Nirvan Mullick. The film documents a cardboard arcade created by then 9-year-old Caine Monroy, which he operated from his father's auto parts store in East Los Angeles in mid-2011. After buying a $2 Fun Pass, making him Caine's first customer, Mullick created a documentary about Caine's project and uploaded the 11 minute-video to Youtube.

Following its release, fans contributed to a college fund that Mullick established for Caine. The film also inspired the creation of similar cardboard arcades in schools worldwide and inspired the formation of the Imagination Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on fostering creativity and entrepreneurship in young people.