Algorithms

India/2012/96mins/Hindi, Tamil and Oriya with English subtitles
Direction, Camera and Editing by Ian McDonald
Original Music by Prasanna
Produced by Geetha J for Akampuram
Website : http://www.algorithmsthedocumentary.com
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In India, a group of boys dream of becoming Chess Masters, driven by a man with a vision. But this is no ordinary chess and these are no ordinary players. Algorithms is a documentary on the thriving but little known world of Blind Chess in India.

Filmed over three years, Algorithms travels with three talented boys and a totally blind player turned pioneer to competitive national and world championships and visits them in their home milieu where they reveal their struggles, anxieties and hopes.

Going beyond sight and story, this observational sport doc with a difference moves through the algorithms of the blind chess world challenging the sighted of what it means to see. It allows for the tactile and thoughtful journey that explores foresight, sight and vision to continue long after the moving image ends.