{"id":7,"date":"2012-09-18T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2013-06-03T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T10:58:09","slug":"about-the-film","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/about-the-film\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"film_content_text\">\n<h2>ALGORITHMS<\/h2>\n<p>India | 2012 | HDV | B&amp;W | 96 mins<br \/>\nEnglish, Hindi, Tamil, Odiya with English subtitles<br \/>\n<\/br><\/p>\n<p>In India, a group of boys dream of becoming Chess Masters, driven by a man with a vision. But this is no ordinary chess and these are no ordinary players. <em>Algorithms<\/em> is a documentary on the thriving but little known world of Blind Chess in India.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Filmed over three years, <em>Algorithms<\/em> travels with three talented boys and a totally blind player turned pioneer to competitive national and world championships and visits them in their home milieu where they reveal their struggles, anxieties and hopes.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Going beyond sight and story, this observational sport doc with a difference moves through the algorithms of the blind chess world challenging the sighted of what it means <em>to see<\/em>. It allows for the tactile and thoughtful journey that explores foresight, sight and vision to continue long after the moving image ends.<\/p>\n<p><\/br>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALGORITHMS India | 2012 | HDV | B&amp;W | 96 mins English, Hindi, Tamil, Odiya with English subtitles In India, a group of boys dream of becoming Chess Masters, driven by a man with a vision. But this is no &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/about-the-film\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":488,"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/algorithmsthedocumentary.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}