The Chess Set (short subject)
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The Chess Set is a 2005 Australian short subject
depicitng two old men Stuart Wagstaff
and Frank Wilson
who enjoy their daily chess
game in a park. One day a young stranger (Nathaniel Dean
) joins them to watch their game, leaving his blood on one of the men. Grief soon follows, but turns to hope.
Frank Wilson
won the award for Best Actor at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
but died the next day.
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
depicitng two old men Stuart Wagstaff
Stuart Wagstaff
Stuart Wagstaff AM is an Australian television and stage entertainer.- Early life :Wagstaff was born in Great Durnford, Wiltshire, England, and grew up on a farm with his parents and two older sisters. His father was very strict and emotionally abusive, and he received little affection from his...
and Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson (Australian actor)
Frank Edward Wilson was an Australian film, stage and television actor; musical comedy singer and director; and television game show and variety host.-Early life:...
who enjoy their daily chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
game in a park. One day a young stranger (Nathaniel Dean
Nathaniel Dean
Nathaniel Dean is an Australian actor and NIDA graduate, with a range of television credits that include: Home and Away , Always Greener , Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars , All Saints , Rain Shadow , Underbelly and Rush .He plays NickScandlon in WildboysDean is also an Australian movie actor, with...
) joins them to watch their game, leaving his blood on one of the men. Grief soon follows, but turns to hope.
Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson (Australian actor)
Frank Edward Wilson was an Australian film, stage and television actor; musical comedy singer and director; and television game show and variety host.-Early life:...
won the award for Best Actor at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival is a film screening event in various American cities. It was founded in 1993, and its website claims it has been recognized by the film and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the independent festival circuit...
but died the next day.