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GLORY TO THE QUEEN

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  • GLORY TO THE QUEEN

Austria, Georgia, Serbia 2020Language:GeorgianSubtitles:GermanDirector:Tatia SkhirtladzeWriter:Ina Ivanceanu, Tatia SkhirtladzeCinematographer:Sebastian ThalerEditor:Petra ZöpnekMusic:Alexandra VrebalovSound:Irakli IvanishviliWith:Nana Ioseliani, Nona GaprindashviliProducer:Karin BerghammerProduction Company:berg hammer film, Amour Fou Vienna, playground produkcijaDistributor:filmdelights82 min, Colour

Four Georgian women chess players dominated the world championships for 30 years without interruption from 1960 onwards. The women played in a national team, were allies and competitors in equal measure – or in other words: +4, =8, -4. As idols of their time, they triggered a deep chess enthusiasm in Georgia that still exists today. Numerous girls are named after the intellectual fighters with down-to-earth qualities. Archive footage and current private encounters with the world champions have been condensed into an exciting portrait - about the joy of playing, competition, victories and defeats, in chess as well as in life. A film by no means only for chess lovers.

Director's Biography:Born in 1976 in Georgia, studied art education in Tbilisi and Vienna and visual arts in Enschede. Previously directed camera and editing for documentary films; currently teaches video art at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

Director's Filmography:
2014 ONE YEAR (KURZ)

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Screenings

  • 04.11.2021 18:15 UNIVERSUM 2
  • 06.11.2021 10:45 ASTOR Saal 4
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