Episode 31: Queen Of Katwe with Mira Nair and Ava DuVernay

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast · Sep 22, 2016 · 32m

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Queen of Katwe (2016)

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Director Mira Nair discusses her new film, Queen of Katwe, with Director Ava DuVernay. The film tells the true story of Phiona Mutesi, a young woman who overcomes her impoverished circumstance to become an international chess champion.

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