'Brooklyn Castle'

Wednesday August 10th, 2016
Free screening of the acclaimed documentary:
Brooklyn Castle 2013, 90 minutes

• “Irresistible.” — The New York Times

• “I love this film.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

• “Enlightening, inspiring and expertly crafted.” — Washington Post

• “Brooklyn Castle is inspiring stuff that grabs you by the throat and will leave you cheering” — Toronto Star

• “If you want to see what may well be the most optimistic, inspiring and downright thrilling movie released all year—then absolutely do not miss . . . Brooklyn Castle.” Salon

• “Funny and moving and full of vivid characters. . . . reminds us that the variety of life is infinite.” — Los Angeles Times

• “Brooklyn Castle does a superb job of celebrating the triumph while reinforcing the relentless vigilance it requires from everyone involved.” — New York Daily News

• “Brooklyn Castle easily checkmates your inner cynic.” — San Francisco Chronicle

• “The film is about more than just chess and the chess team. . . . It is about how the team motivates learning at the school even among non-players.” — Education Week

• “It’s fierce ambition, the channeling of emotion, and hours of drilling.” —David Edelstein, New York Magazine.

This public-school powerhouse in junior high chess competitions has won more than 30 national championships, the most of any school in the country. Its 85-member squad boasts so many strong players that the late Albert Einstein, a dedicated chess maven, would rank fourth if he were on the team.

Most astoundingly, I.S. 318 is a Brooklyn school that serves mostly minority students from families living below the poverty line. Brooklyn Castle is the exhilarating story of five of the school's aspiring young players and how chess became the school's unlikely inspiration for academic success.

THE CHARM CITY FILM SERIES hosted by the Baltimore Ethical Society
RSVPs on this site are greatly appreciated (but not mandatory).
Open to the Public, Free of Charge
Free street parking after 6 pm
Complementary beverages, wine, pizza - donation requested.
FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION. Please linger with us over pizza, wine, other beverages.