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.
| Writing | James Napier | Writer |
| Production | Tim White | Executive Producer |
| Directing | James Napier | Director |
| Editing | Peter Roberts | Editor |
| Production | Jim Marbrook | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Kathleen Thomas | Script Supervisor |
| Production | James Napier | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tom Hern | Producer |
| Camera | Denson Baker | Director of Photography |
| Production | Cliff Curtis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sasha Wood | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tim Wood | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Annie Collins | Additional Editing |
| Sound | Dana Lund | Music |
| Directing | Luke Robinson | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sophie Calver | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rachael Boggs | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ant Davies | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Kim Sinclair | Production Design |
