One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.
Unfortunately the movie The Dark Horse is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | James Napier Robertson | Director |
| Writing | James Napier Robertson | Writer |
| Directing | Kathleen Thomas | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Tom Hern | Producer |
| Production | Jim Marbrook | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Peter Roberts | Editor |
| Production | James Napier Robertson | Co-Producer |
| Art | Kim Sinclair | Production Design |
| Production | Timothy White | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Denson Baker | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Luke Robinson | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sophie Calver | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rachael Boggs | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ant Davies | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Cliff Curtis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sasha Wood | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tim Wood | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Annie Collins | Additional Editing |
| Sound | Dana Lund | Music |
