Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende Talks Chess, Uganda, and Mentorship Last week during our Queen of Katwe interviews we had the rare opportunity to interview Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende. Phiona’s life and journey to become a grand master in chess was turned into a book. The movie Queen of Katwe is based on that…
Queen of Katwe Director Mira Nair on Filming in her Second Home Queen of Katwe Director Mira Nair had been living in Kampala, Uganda for 27 years since 1989 after filming Mississippi Marsala. She started her life, felt in love, gave birth to a son, planted a garden, and even started a film school. Despite…
10 Reasons Why Queen of Katwe is a Must See Movie I’ve seen Queen of Katwe three times already and I know I’ll be seeing it again. Each time I’ve seen the film I’ve fallen in love with the story. I didn’t think it was possible to have the same emotions every time but I…
Real Life Photos of Stars of Queen of Katwe In just under a month the inspiring movie based on the life of chess champion of Phiona Mutesi premieres in theaters everywhere and I can’t wait for audiences across the world to learn more about his story and her life. I had the opportunity to screen the…
The Queen of Katwe Book Review In June I attended the red carpet premiere of The BFG, as a special part of the trip we also had the opportunity to preview The Queen of Katwe. At the time we were the first members of the press to see the movie. Prior to the trip I…
