Hatley High
Encyclopedia
Hatley High is a 2003
independent
comedy
film directed by Phil Price and written by Myles Hainsworth. It was shown at various film festivals from September 2003 to 2005 including the San Diego Film Festival and the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
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) and his father (Robert Jadah) who after the death of Tommy's mother move to her hometown. Unknown to them is that Tommy's mother was a chess superstar back home. The entire town is obsessed with the game and the school's 'jocks' are the chess team.
Through romance with a chess cheerleader (Rachelle Lefevre
) and rivalry with the team captain (James A. Woods
), Tommy uses his natural and apparently inherited talents for chess to help the school win the chess match against their rivals, the Russians.
; "Best Director" for Phil Price, and "Best Screenplay" for Myles Hainsworth.
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
independent
Independent film
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comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film directed by Phil Price and written by Myles Hainsworth. It was shown at various film festivals from September 2003 to 2005 including the San Diego Film Festival and the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, is a comedy festival held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. From its 1985 inception to 2007, it was held annually at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado...
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Plot
Hatley High is about an 18-year-old boy named Tommy (Nicholas WrightNicholas Wright
Nicholas or Nick Wright may refer to:* Sir Nicholas Wright , English academic* Nick Wright , English footballer* Nick Wright , English footballer...
) and his father (Robert Jadah) who after the death of Tommy's mother move to her hometown. Unknown to them is that Tommy's mother was a chess superstar back home. The entire town is obsessed with the game and the school's 'jocks' are the chess team.
Through romance with a chess cheerleader (Rachelle Lefevre
Rachelle Lefèvre
Rachelle Lefevre is a Canadian actress. She has starred in the television series Big Wolf on Campus and had recurring roles in What About Brian, Boston Legal, and Swingtown. She played the vampire Victoria in the first two films of the Twilight saga, before being replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard...
) and rivalry with the team captain (James A. Woods
James A. Woods
James A. Woods is a Canadian actor. He trained at New York City's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before returning to his native Montreal to pursue an acting career. Woods starred in Hatley High, distributed in Canada by Seville Films and winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay awards...
), Tommy uses his natural and apparently inherited talents for chess to help the school win the chess match against their rivals, the Russians.
Awards
The film won two awards at the U.S. Comedy Arts FestivalU.S. Comedy Arts Festival
The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, is a comedy festival held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. From its 1985 inception to 2007, it was held annually at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado...
; "Best Director" for Phil Price, and "Best Screenplay" for Myles Hainsworth.