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Brooklyn Castle
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Brooklyn Castle is a documentary about I.S. 318, an inner-city school where more than 65% of students live below the federal poverty level but has the highest ranked junior high chess team in the nation.
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Documentary
Actors:
JeDaiah Ballantyne, Michelle Ballantyne, Rochelle Ballantyne, Pamela Ballard, Oghenakpobo Efekoro, John Galvin, Christiana Inuwere, Ovoie Inuwere, Elizabeth Johnston, Patrick Johnston, Tommy Johnston, ...»
Director:
Katie Dellamaggiore
Country:
United States
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Boston Phoenix
November 12, 2012 The I.S. 318 team? A delightfully motley, vulnerable, multicultural bunch, whose addiction to chess has allowed them higher aspirations for top high schools and, eventually, college and careers. You will root for them like crazy.
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culturevulture.net
December 10, 2012 ... a powerful and positive story about dedicated teachers helping kids succeed no matter what their circumstances
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Boston Herald
November 16, 2012 Chess, brilliant young students and great teachers potent mix.
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Toronto Star
March 28, 2013 Brooklyn Castle is inspiring stuff that grabs you by the throat and will leave you cheering - quietly of course. No shouting in a chess match.
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New York Magazine/Vulture
November 14, 2012 It's not To Sir, With Love: It's fierce ambition, the channeling of emotion, and hours of drilling.
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Boston Globe
November 15, 2012 Katie Dellamaggiore's lively and affecting documentary introduces us to a cast of characters that's very winning (in both senses of the word).
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Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
December 08, 2012 Like chess, not exactly a high-energy experience but seeing what these kids accomplish, seemingly against all odds is breathtaking all the same.
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Detroit News
March 01, 2013 There's a general spirit of triumph and perseverance to "Brooklyn Castle" that's inevitably uplifting.
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New York Daily News
October 07, 2013 Brooklyn Castle does a superb job of celebrating the triumph while reinforcing the relentless vigilance it requires from everyone involved.
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San Francisco Chronicle
November 15, 2012 "Brooklyn Castle" easily checkmates your inner cynic.
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Film Threat
June 06, 2013 With Brooklyn Castle it's really nice to see so many young, positive minds at play in the world, and to cheer on so many smiling children dreaming of enlightened futures.
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