Chess Movie
Over the last two years I have been producing and directing a documentary about
scholastic chess with my company Rescued Media. CHESS MOVIE (working title)
goes inside the best junior high chess program in the United States, Intermediate
School 318 in Brooklyn, New York. In April 2009 we embarked on our first trip
with I.S. 318 to the USCF Super Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee. Once we witnessed
how big the scholastic chess world was, we were hooked. We embedded ourselves
with the team – at home, at school and away at tournaments – and
slowly, the kids' individual stories began to take shape. Please watch our five
minute teaser to see where the film is now headed.
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It’s our ultimate goal to secure a television broadcast for Chess Movie
and a small theatrical release. We also plan to build a community outreach campaign
around the film and use it as a springboard to build support for scholastic
chess programs in under served communities across the country.
Right now we have a fundraising campaign underway at Kickstarter.com.
Kickstarter is an online funding platform for artists to engage with their audiences
and build support for their projects. Our Kickstarter campaign has been successful
so far, surpassing our initial goal in just a few short weeks. As independent
filmmakers we are working hard to make this documentary on our own and hope
to complete production in the next few months. But in order to do this we need
to keep raising money and that's why we are asking for your help.
We believe Chess Movie has the potential to breakdown false stereotypes about
chess and present a new and fresh perspective to one of the world's oldest and
most beloved games. It also will inspire kids to achieve their dreams, both
on and off the chessboard.
Sincerely,
Katie Dellamaggiore
RESCUED MEDIA producer/director
rescuedmedianyc (at) gmail.com
