Chess Poem

2016•3m•10.0/10

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10.0/10(1)

Short film interpretation of Jorge Luis Borges poem Ajedrez. Narrated in Chinese. Features the Wei Yi Immortal game against Lazaro Bruzon. Originally created as an assignment for Werner Herzog's online class on film making (one room, two actors, one character must get what he wants from the other, a chase.)

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Arciniegas

Language

EN

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Released

Release Date

Cast

Fabio Arciniegas

Black

Gabrielle Tsai-Arciniegas

White

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