Brooklyn Castle tells the stories of five members of the chess team at a below-the-poverty-line inner city junior high school that has won more national championships than any other in the country. The team's victories go beyond a room full of trophies—through chess they learn patience and long-term planning, and the importance of analyzing the wrong or right decisions they make after the game. Chess provides skills that will serve them well for the rest of their lives, regardless of what profession they choose. The film follows the challenges these kids face in their personal lives as well as on the chessboard and demonstrates remarkable and improbable achievements of this dedicated team.

This film is a wonderful tool not only for teaching chess to any audience, but also as an essential resource for Career Planning, Math, Education, Teacher's Colleges, Urban Politics and Studies, and many other subjects.

First Run Features

Chess players -- New York (State) -- New York, Junior high school students -- New York (State) -- New York, Education, Urban, Urban schools

Dellamaggiore, Katie (director), Dellamaggiore, Nelson (producer), Dellamaggiore, Katie (producer), Efekoro, Pobo (performer), Ballantyne, Rochelle (performer), Schulz, Brian (producer), Rescued Media (producer), Indelible Marks (Firm) (producer), Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm) (producer)

01:42:08 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	First Run Features
Role	distributor
Telephone	(212) 243-0600
Address	630 ninth Ave, #1213, NYC, NY 10036
Email	[email protected]

2013-01-01

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