Midsummer
- Synopsis
- Short experimental film. An adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream set against a psychedelic backdrop of surreal techno clubs and urban alleyways. The film opens with a long unbroken shot, with no dialogue, in which the main characters and their relationship to one other are established. Note: the film served as a promotional trailer for a work-in-progress. Lanier, op cit, states that the film was abandoned through lack of finance.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1999
- Duration
- 17 mins
Credits
- Director
- James Kerwin
- Producer
- James Kerwin; P. Dirk Higdon; Steven Hacker
- Cinematographer
- David Blood
- Screenplay
- James Kerwin; Tim Shane
- Music
- Kristopher Carter
- Costume
- Janet Schwartz
- Art Direction
- Douglas H. Leonard
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Awards
- The opening sequence was shown widely at US film festivals where it won several awards including the 2001 Grand Jury Prize at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.
- Reviews
- Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 227-8, entry 946).
Production Company
- Name
Mainpix
Online Retailer
- Name
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- Web
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- Phone
- 646-638-4616
- Fax
- 646-638-4618
- Address
- PO Box 20082
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Midsummer". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67881 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)