Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration
A captivating 4-part docuseries examining the remarkable impact of chess on culture, art, science, and sport. These films take the viewer on an exhilarating journey across a wide range of times and places touching on cultural history, the nature of competitiveness, AI, psychology, game theory, chess variants, art, literature, gender issues, education, social empowerment, prison reform, and much more to comprehensively address the question of what makes the game so unique.
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Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration Ep 1
Directed by Howard Burton • Documentary • With Prof. Jenny Adams; Pontus Carlsson; Sheriff Tom Dart; • 2023 • 58 minutes
Part 1 - Uniqueness
The first episode begins by setting the context of the entire docuseries, presenting an array of reflections on the meaning and cultural implications of p...
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Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration Ep 2
Directed by Howard Burton • Documentary • With Prof. Jenny Adams; Pontus Carlsson; Sheriff Tom Dart; Deborah Freeman Fahid, Daniel Gormally; Jovanka Houska; Larry Kaufman; Raymond Keene; Rick Knowlton, Mikhail Korenman; David Kwan; Prof. Wang-Sheng Lee; Russell Makofsky; Elshan Moradiabadi; Tunde...
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Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration Ep 3
Directed by Howard Burton • Documentary • With Prof. Jenny Adams; Pontus Carlsson; Sheriff Tom Dart; Deborah Freeman Fahid, Daniel Gormally; Jovanka Houska; Larry Kaufman; Raymond Keene; Rick Knowlton, Mikhail Korenman; David Kwan; Prof. Wang-Sheng Lee; Russell Makofsky; Elshan Moradiabadi; Tunde...
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Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration Ep 4
Directed by Howard Burton • Documentary • With Prof. Jenny Adams; Pontus Carlsson; Sheriff Tom Dart; Deborah Freeman Fahid, Daniel Gormally; Jovanka Houska; Larry Kaufman; Raymond Keene; Rick Knowlton, Mikhail Korenman; David Kwan; Prof. Wang-Sheng Lee; Russell Makofsky; Elshan Moradiabadi; Tunde...
