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⏲ Duration: 4 min 9 sec
✓ Published: 05-Sep-2015
✓ Published: 05-Sep-2015
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'Checkmate - Death of a King' is, literally, a tragic drama in miniature.With a cast of 32 performers and none of them taller than 2.5 inches this is a short film told in the medium of of chess and with the most striking features of the famed Isle of Lewis chess pieces which have long been a jewel in the crown of the British Museum.nnThese pieces were believe to be carved in medieval times and there are only two complete sets known to be extant.nnThe themes in this debut drama by Stephen McKen
'Checkmate - Death of a King' is, literally, a tragic drama in miniature.With a cast of 32 performers and none of them taller than 2.5 inches this is a short film told in the medium of of chess and with the most striking features of the famed Isle of Lewis chess pieces which have long been a jewel in the crown of the British Museum.nnThese pieces were believe to be carved in medieval times and there are only two complete sets known to be extant.nnThe themes in this debut drama by Stephen McKen
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