YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Monday participated in the opening of an American Documentary Film Showcase within “Youth Empowerment” project.

The showcase’s opening film, “BROOKLYN CASTLE”, is the remarkable and improbable true story of Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn, New York; defying stereotypes, it has the highest ranked junior high chess team in the nation. It tells the stories of five members of the chess team at a below-the-poverty-line inner city junior high school that has won more national championships than any other in the United States.  The film follows the challenges these kids face in their personal lives as well as on the chessboard, and is as much about the pain of their losses as it is about the anticipation of their victories.

The showcase is organized by the U.S. Embassy jointly with the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.

Before watching the film, President Sargsyan watched the final part of the chess tournament that was held in Moscow cinema. The players of the Armenian chess national team faced young chess players.

President participated in the awarding ceremony of the contest for young Armenians to describe an inspiring teacher in their lives.