FTM’s past instructors, Rory Kennedy and Mark Bailey, are set to premiere their new documentary, Queen of Chess, at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in January! Following the festival, the documentary will be available for streaming on Netflix starting February 6.
Queen of Chess
Directed & Produced by Rory Kennedy
Written & Produced by Mark Bailey & Keven McAlester
A Netflix Documentary
Synopsis: A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
Tickets go on sale Jan 14th
Visit festival.sundance.org
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