Disney’s Queen of Katwe is the true story of a young girl who rises from the streets of rural Uganda to compete on the world level in the very intense Chess tournament circuit. The powerful film stars David Oyelowo, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, and newcomer… Read More »Queen of Katwe – TV Spot: Never Surrender
A new featurette from Disney’s upcoming film “Queen of Katwe” shows that it takes more than just mastery of the game of Chess to be a real champion. The movie follows 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi who goes from selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda… Read More »Queen of Katwe – It’s about more than Chess
The true-life inspired movie “Queen of Katwe” will bring an incredible story packed with award winning acting talent to the big screen in September. But how does the on screen talent stack up to the real life inspirations? Disney has released photos of Phiona Mutesi… Read More »Meet the True-Life Chess Champion from Disney’s “Queen of Katwe” movie
Via the AmericaBlog we get the story that the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary have named the baby born in June after President Obama since, like the president, he shares Kenyan and American roots. As I wrote about in July, the baby Rhino also has Disney roots… Read More »Ugandan Baby Rhino with Disney Roots Named After President Obama
Update: The baby now has a name – Obama. You remember those two white rhinos sent to Uganda from Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Well now the first white rhino born in 27 years has come from one of those animals. Congratulations to Disney’s Animal Program and… Read More »Cute Alert: Baby White Rhino with Disney Roots
Next to his own most intimate self-concerns, man is most fascinated by creatures of the animal kingdom. — Walt Disney In 2006, two white rhinos, both born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, became the first-ever to repatriate from the United States to Africa. The two white… Read More »Repatriating White Rhinos – 10 Years of Caring: Disney’s Animal Kingdom