Family Movie: Queen of Katwe

Class & Event Types:

Seasonal, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture, Movies & Music

Age Group:

Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
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Program Description

Event Details

Celebrate Black History Month with the inspiring true tale of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi, tracing her journey from the slums of Katwe, where she is forced to abandon her schooling at the age of nine, to the upper echelons of the chess world after she develops an interest in the game at a youth-outreach program.

Queen of Katwe is rated PG and has a running time of 124 minutes.

 

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