A Fork, a Spoon & a Knight (2015)
An inspiring creative documentary that follows the story of one of Uganda's unsung heroes - Robert Katende. Popularly known as 'Coach Robert', he was able to transform a little unknown slum in the outskirts of Kampala, into an internationally recognized army of Chess Champions.
- Date of release
- 2015-10-20
- Runtime
- 13m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Director
- Mira Nair, Zippy Kimundu
Casting
- Robert Katende — Self
- Daudi Kisakye — Young Robert
- Raheem Taha — Young Robert's Friend
- Raymond Namanya — Teenage Robert
- Ann-Marie Wandera — Robert's Mother
- Sara Kisawuzi — Robert's Grandma
- Babirye Stellah — Self
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