Glory to the Queen

Austria, Georgia, Serbia 2020 80 minutes
  • Director: Tatia Skhirtladze
  • Co-director: Anna Khazaradze
  • Producer: Nino Chichua, Anna Khazaradze, Linda Jensen (1991 Productions), Karin Berghammer (berg hammer film), Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bady Minck (Amour Fou Vienna), Sarita Matijević (Playground Produkcija)
  • Cinematography: Sebastian Thaler
  • Editing: Petra Zöpnek
  • Sound Design: Paata Godziashvili
  • Sound Effects: Irakli Ivanishvili
  • Writers: Ina Ivanceanu, Tatia Skhirtladze
  • Music: Alexandra Vrebalov
  • Screening Platform: Stamba Hotel (Merab Kostava 14, Tbilisi) | Free admission, limited seats
  • Screening Date: 2020-09-04
  • Screening Time: 20:00

During the Cold War, the four legendary female chess players from Georgia revolutionized women’s chess across the globe, and became Soviet icons of female emancipation.

Glory to the Queen reveals their interwoven biographies and is both - a rare look into the present lives of chess stars Nona Gaprindashvili, Nana Alexandria, Maia Chiburdanidze and Nana Ioseliani, as well as a chronicle of their lasting legacy.