Chess Movies

It's constantly going on - the battle of the brains. Across the chessboard, people of all varieties and all ages meet. A rhythmic tribute to chess.

A teenage boy's mother needs money for surgery, but she can't afford it. After he finds a poster for a chess competition with a grand prize of $10k,...

Short film interpretation of Jorge Luis Borges poem Ajedrez. Narrated in Chinese. Features the Wei Yi Immortal game against Lazaro Bruzon. Originally...

Completely risographed frame by frame, ‘Hnefi’ portrays the story of a king trapped in the cyclical nature of war and life.

An intense chess match between two men who become increasingly judgmental on the inside.

Beyond the Board draws parallels between life and chess, showing how life is like a game where every move we make can lead to a win, a loss, or a...

What starts as a friendly chess game, quickly progresses into a full blown conflict.

Three weeks to make three films. Filmed in my last semester before College. "Time", "One Night", "8x8".

He wears a red beret to make it easy for folks to find him on a busy New Orleans French Quarter street, where he's set up a folding table and a...

A boy plays a game of chess by himself but after looking away for a moment he realizes the pieces on the board have begun to move by themselves.

Documentary about an unlikely youth chess team from Indianapolis who went on surprise the chess world with their success. The team, made up of young...