KUCI: Film School

Through a Lens Darkly / Film School interview with Director Thomas Allen Harris and Producer Don Perry

Point and Shoot / Film School interview with Director Marshall Curry

The Better Angels / Film School interview with Director A. J. Edwards

The Overnighters / Film School interview with Director Jesse Moss

The Great Invisible / Film School interview with Director Margaret Brown

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Under Our Skin 2: Emergence / Film School interview with Director Andy Abrahams Wilson

Evolution of a Criminal / Film School interview with Director Darius Clark Monroe

Young Ones / Film School interview with Director Jake Paltrow

Algorithms / Film School interview with Director Ian McDonald

In India, a group of boys dream of becoming Chess Masters, driven by a man with a vision. But this is no ordinary chess and these are no ordinary players. Algorithms is a documentary on the thriving but little known world of Blind Chess in India. Filmed over three years, Algorithms travels with three talented boys and a totally blind player turned pioneer to competitive national and world championships and visits them in their home milieu where they reveal their struggles, anxieties and hopes. Going beyond sight and story, this observational sport doc with a difference moves through the algorithms of the blind chess world challenging the sighted of what it means to see. It allows for the tactile and thoughtful journey that explores foresight, sight and vision to continue long after the moving image ends. Writer / Editor / Director Ian McDonald talks about traveling the world to capture the struggles, anxieties and hopes of the chess players Anant, SaiKrishna, Darpan and their mentor / teacher Charudatta.