In 2010, Silent Images made a short documentary film about her. Sports Outreach used this documentary to interest The Walt Disney Company in making a film about Mutesi’s story, which came out in 2016.
In 2012, a book was published about Mutesi entitled The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster and authored by Tim Crothers.
Walt Disney Pictures optioned the rights to the book and began work on the film in 2012.
The 2016 film, Queen of Katwe, stars Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo. Mutesi is portrayed by Madina Nalwanga. Mutesi attended premieres of the film in Toronto, Canada (September 10), Hollywood, California (September 20), and Kampala, Uganda (October 1).
