Brooklyn Castle
Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team. Welcome to I.S. 318
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Brooklyn Castle is a documentary about I.S. 318 – an inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level – that also happens to have the best, most winning junior high school chess team in the country. (If Albert Einstein, who was rated 1800, were to join the team, he’d only rank fifth best.) Chess has transformed the school from one cited in 2003 as a “school in need of improvement” to one of New York City’s best. But a series of recession-driven public school budget cuts now threaten to undermine those hard-won successes.
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Cast & Crew
John Galvin
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Elizabeth Vicary
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Rochelle Ballantyne
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Pobo Efekoro
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Justus Williams
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Alex Stripunsky
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James Stallings
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Maurice Ashley
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Alexis Paredes
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Miron Sher
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Patrick Johnston
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Fortunato Rubio
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Frequently Asked Questions
Brooklyn Castle was released on October 19, 2012.
The runtime of Brooklyn Castle is 1h 41m.
Brooklyn Castle is a Documentary movie.
Brooklyn Castle has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.
Brooklyn Castle is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Brooklyn Castle was directed by Katie Dellamaggiore.
The main cast of Brooklyn Castle includes John Galvin, Elizabeth Vicary, Rochelle Ballantyne.
Brooklyn Castle is originally in English.