The Masters of Disaster (1986)
- Directed by
- Sonya Friedman
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of inner city children learn to play chess. They become skilled and go to a tournament where they meet President Ronald Reagan.
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What happens
The Masters of Disaster is a 1986 American short documentary film produced by Sonya Friedman. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The documentary focuses on a group of inner city children learning how to play chess. They prove adept at the game, going to a tournament and even getting to meet Pres. Ronald Reagan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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