Queen Of Katwe - Trailer & Alicia Keys Featurette

Disney's Queen of Katwe is set in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda where we follow Phiona Mutesi on her journey to dream big and create a better life for her and her family. Her mother Harriet works on the market selling vegetables in order to just provide enough money to keep a roof over the family's head and says to Phiona that she will be disappointed if she 'dares to dream'. 

However one day Mutesi meets local missionary Robert Katende who teaches her how to play chess, in doing this she becomes inspired with the amount of skills that the game entails and how these skills can be applied to life. On finding out how good Phiona is at the game he decides to mentor her, he also teachers her how to read and write so that she can pursue school. She advances throughout the different competition stages and as a result starts to build a better future for herself. This film based on a true story is inspiring and is directed by Mira Nair.