Twins Meet 20 Years Later in Prison Over a Chess Game: Oscar-Qualified Short OVER THE BOARDL The Interview

Ladies and gentlemen, OVER THE BOARD, a story about twin brothers who meet for the first time, under unique circumstances. Before they can come together, however, they must first overcome their differences.

Ian is a top collegiate chess player. Eric is an inmate with a gift for the game. Eric and Ian are identical twins who have never met, until today. When their worlds collide, one thing becomes immediately clear-they both share a passion, and talent, for the game of chess. But will this be enough to make them family? The only way to settle their differences, the only way to understand each other, is over the board.

This film keeps your attention because the storyline is focused and it blends seamlessly into the cinematography of being shot mainly in black and white, until the ending of the film when the use of color brings something very special. I will not spoil the end as this is a must see short film.

There is a bit of Ian and Eric in all of us. In this film we see book smart versus street smart or in this case prison smart creates incredible exchange of dialogue, thought and emotion. But when two people didn’t know each one existed, there is a growth period and we see that within the 27 minutes of this film.

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