The red beret isn't a fashion choice—it's a beacon for hustlers, dreamers, and anyone with five bucks to lose.
He wears a red beret to make it easy for folks to find him on a busy New Orleans French Quarter street, where he's set up a folding table and a couple of chessboards since 1981. He takes on all comers for $5 a game. He's probably the most famous chess player you've never heard of—until now.
Direction
Patient observation that lets eccentricity breathe.
Production
Decatur Street as living, sweating character.
Director
Derek Bridges
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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