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HBO Summer Docs Series S01 E01 Bobby Fischer Against the World

Overview

BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD (debuting June 6), directed by Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Liz Garbus (HBO’s “Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech”), explores the complex life of the troubled genius whose charisma and talent spurred a worldwide fascination with chess. Fischer’s evolution from isolated child to chess prodigy, global superstar, angry recluse and, finally, fugitive from the law is a spellbinding story of the making and unmaking of an American icon. A selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.