"IRRESISTIBLY UPLIFTING"

"ABSOLUTELY
DO NOT MISS"

"Wonderful"

"MARVELOUS"

"Irresistible"

"Four Stars"

Praise for Brooklyn Castle

“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 Katie Dellamaggiore’s documentary Brooklyn Castle”
– Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

“Irresistible”
– Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

“I love this film”
– Roger Ebert

“Enlightening, inspiring and expertly crafted”
- Stephanie Merry, Washington Post

“A can’t-miss film”
- Kenneth Turan, LA Times

“I don’t know diddly about chess, and I still loved it.”
– Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

Media Links

• ESPN: ‘Brooklyn Castle’ doc calls chess a sport
• NPR: See a clip from the outstanding ‘Brooklyn Castle,’ a film about chess and life
• Salon: ‘Brooklyn Castle’: An inner-city school where chess legends are made
• CNN’s The Starting Point: Documentary showcases program that transforms underprivileged kids into chess champs
• The Today Show: Chess team opens doors for Brooklyn Students
• TIME: Brooklyn Castle: The Cool Kids Play Chess 
• New York Daily News: Brooklyn Castle – 4 Stars
• The New York Times: At a Brooklyn School, the Cool Kids Are the Nation’s Chess Champions
• Life + Times blog (Jay-Z)
• MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show: Middle school chess masters capture national title, admiration
• Forbes: Caines Academy Brooklyn Castle tells how Inner City Middle School Wins with Chess
• The Wall Street Journal: I.S. 318′s Crowning Achievement
• The Atlantic Cities: The Dark Cloud Hanging Over the Feel-Good Inner City Education Story of the Week
• The New York Daily News: Mike checks IS 318 chess champs, tells them he is ‘really impressed’
• The New York Times – SchoolBook: Middle School Chess Team Wins National High School Championship
• Dallas Film Society: Young Kings Struggle to Avoid Becoming Pawns in Brooklyn Castle
• Greenpoint Gazette: IS 318′s Chess Team Lights Up the Silver Screen
• What (Not) To Doc – Basil Tsiokos
• Center for Social Media blog (Patricia Aufderheide): Kids, Chess and Public Schools
• ThinkProgress: Budget Cuts, New York’s Exam School System, and the Joys of ‘Brooklyn Castle’
• CinemaBlend.com: SXSW Wrap-Up: Brooklyn Castle, Audience Award Winners And Our Biggest Disappointment
• SXSW documentary premiere earns checkmate – YNN – Your News Now
• Austin American Statesman (austin.com) SXSW photo gallery
• Film School Rejects: SXSW 2012 Review: Uplifting ‘Brooklyn Castle’ Will Take Your Heart
• MSNBC’s The Grio Profiles I.S. 318 Chess Team Member and Brooklyn Castle Star Justus Williams
• Where Geeks Are Rock Stars: Documentary Spotlights an Urban School’s Champion Chess Team (GOOD Education)
• Black Voices: Your Weekend Roundup (Huffington Post)
• I.S.318 Chess Team Wins a Big Battle (New York Times SchoolBook Education Blog)
• Brooklyn Power Company Donates $25,000 to Struggling I.S. 318 Chess Team (New York Daily News)
• I.S. 318 Chess Coach/Assistant Principal Fights Budget Cuts, Pays Out of Pocket for Program (Yahoo!)
• Brooklyn Chess Team Struggling to Stay Afloat Following Series of Budget Cuts (New York Daily News)
• BritDoc – The Good Pitch NY 2011
• Working Films – Reel Education
• The Fledgling Fund – Winter 2011 Grantees
• Chicken and Egg Pictures – Story Leads to Action
• Kickstarter Film Festival