The Last KO
Friday 24. 1. 2025.
13:00 – The Stanley Kubrick Theatre
Carl Strugnell, the world chess boxing champion, is just a few months away from his final showdown in the ring. It’s a challenge that promises to be decisive for the fight he’s waged all his life, to break free from his condition, but also for all those left behind, to whom he dreams of offering the opportunity to become heroes. Because Karl is himself an imperfect character, champion of an imaginary discipline invented in the drawings of Enki Bilal.
Director: Timothée Catherine
Screenplay: Timothée Catherine
Director of Photography: Mathieu Kauffmann
Film Editing: Lucas Marchina
Producers: Guillaume Dreyfus, Camille Plouin, Timothée Catherine
Cast: Carl Strugnell
Duration: 70’
France, 2023
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Timothée Catherine
Timothée directed two documentaries, The Last KO (2023), a portrait of a chessboxing world champion, and No Wheel to Die (2021), focusing on a physics-chemistry teacher turned ultra-cyclist. Both films advocate, through their characters, the right to imperfection. Additionally, he is working on a filmed essay exploring the Incompiuto – the phenomenon of unfinished architectures in Italy. Timothee has also directed two fiction short films, A High Tide Day (2019) and Private Access (2017).