Lovena (2020)

Thirteen-year-old Lovena, an undocumented immigrant of Haitian descent, has just been crowned chess champion in French Guyana. Her next rival will travel to Brazil to challenge her at a match. The preparation of this duel and unexpected events will drive her into a corner.

Released Nov. 13, 2020 29 min None+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.chess, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.forename-as-title, imdb.guyana, imdb.13-year-old, imdb.13-year-old-girl + 15 more, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.haitian, imdb.undocumented-immigrant, imdb.playing-chess, imdb.champion, imdb.classroom, imdb.blackboard, imdb.xenophobia, imdb.teacher, imdb.rooster, imdb.police, imdb.police-arrest, imdb.long-take, imdb.teenager, imdb.character-name-in-title