Meet Phiona. She is an international chess champion who grew up in a slum in Uganda. Phiona Mutesi's inspiring true story will play out on the big screen in Disney's Queen of Katwe, starring Lupita ...

*”Queen of Katwe” is the colorful true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of ...

Queen of Katwe is based on the inspirational true story of a girl from the poverty-stricken slums of rural Uganda who dreams of becoming a champion chess player.

The film is based on the inspiring true story of Phiona Mutesi, an Ugandan teen chess prodigy who becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her performances at World Chess Olympiads. Lupita Nyong’o in ...

Disney has stepped into even deeper waters as far as moving beyond their tradition of the blonde-haired, blue-eyed damsel in a magical kingdom who ultimately lives happily ever after. Seven years ago ...

KATWE, Uganda (AP) — In a two-room shack in the heart of a Kampala slum, a barefoot 5-year-old boy is being taught how to move his pawns. He is one of scores of Ugandan children following in the ...

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The latest film from Indian-American director Mira Nair, responsible for the critically acclaimed “Salaam Bombay!” and Golden Lion-winning “Monsoon Wedding,” “Queen of Katwe” is a joint effort between ...

SOMERS — Free public screenings of the award-winning 2016 film “Queen of Katwe” will be shown at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, Feb. 18, as part of the ...