[Algorithms]. Sai's School Test / [directed by Ian McDonald] ; [produced by Geetha J.].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

McDonald, Ian, 1965- director.

Geetha J., producer.

Alexander Street Press.

First Run Features (Firm), production company.

Series:

Filmakers Library online

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blind children--Education--India.

Blind children.

Chess players--India.

Chess players.

Blind children--Education.

India.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Film excerpts.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 minutes).

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : First Run Features, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

In India, a group of boys dream of becoming Chess Grandmasters. But this is no ordinary chess and these are no ordinary players. Algorithms is a documentary that transports us into the little known world of Blind Chess.Chess is an ancient and universal game with origins in India. Filmed over three years in different parts of India, Algorithms follows three boys and an adult champion who not only aspires to bring global recognition to India's blind chess players, but also wants to encourage all blind children to play chess. The filmmakers travel with the players to competitive tournaments, including the World Junior Blind Chess Championship. They also film them in their home milieu where they reveal their struggles, anxieties and hopes. Moving through the algorithms of the blind chess world, the film is a tactile and mindful journey that challenges the notion of what it means to "see." This excerpt of Algorithms is about a school test that blind chess player Sai has on Indian games.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 22, 2016).

Won 2014 LA Femme International Film Festival LA Femme Filmmaker Award, Best Foreign Documentary

OCLC:

954042576

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.