Living Like Kings

Synopsis

An experimental documentary that explores the issues of race, class, culture, and personal expression through the unexpected collision of Chess and Hip Hop.

Director Biography

Benjamin Kaplan is a St. Louis-based multidisciplinary artist who works in film, sound, light, installation, performance, and flat stuff on paper. His latest collaborative project is 'That Fatal Gift of Beauty,' a re-imagination and reconstruction of all of Beethoven's nine symphonies. 'Currents', his collaboration with sculptor Jill Downen is part of the permanent collection of the Center for Creative Arts in St. Louis and his dual-channel video installation 'Living Like Kings' was recently exhibited at the World Chess Hall of Fame.