• Bobby Fischer Against the World

    Bobby Fischer Against the World

  • Preceded by The Bowler

    Preceded by The Bowler


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Competition Documentary Features

Bobby Fischer Against the World

DIRECTED BY LIZ GARBUS
USA, 2010, 93 MIN

Arrogant genius? Brilliant eccentric? Delusional savant? The most heralded chess player of all time, Bobby Fischer declares, “Chess and me—it’s like an alter ego,” in this captivating bio-pic that inspires care about the man and the game in surprising ways. Under the tutelage of a mother who is by turns smothering, demanding, cold, and distant, he learned the game at the age of six and, at 15, earned the U.S. national championship. The Cold War of the early ‘70s thrust him into the limelight as a symbol of U.S. superiority, and his legendary match against U.S.S.R. chess champ Boris Spassky gripped the nation’s competitive imagination as compellingly as any Super Bowl. But as his fame grew, his grip on reality diminished, and his demons forced him into psychological and geographical exile. Award-winning director Liz Garbus (The Farm: Angola, USA; FFF 1998 Grand Jury Award for Best Doc Feature) plumbs the soul and psyche of this loneliest of American heroes.

Preceded by

The Bowler

DIRECTED BY SEAN DUNNE
USA, 2010, 14 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

“Why do I have to work? I’m good at bowling!” Meet the hustler Rocky Salemmo, a foul-mouthed, fast-talking Staten Islander who has perfected the art of self-aggrandizement. You’ll think a character from The Big Lebowski has come to life. But this dude’s REAL.


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