In the ’80s, a group of computer programmers of chess software passes the weekend in a tournament competition in their field. Recreating the atmosphere of the world of informatics and its professionals and hobbyists, the director of Mutual Appreciation and Beeswax returns to IndieLisboa, with a very peculiar film that is considered, until now, his deeper and more intuitive project. To recreate the aesthetic image of the early ’80s, Bujalski used an old video camera, managing to recreate in a faithful and humorous way the situations experienced by participants in the computer chess tournament. More than a playful tournament, it is a competition between technology and the human spirit that is at stake. (C. C.)
