Self Made
- Synopsis
- A documentary recording a theatre project that artist Gillian Wearing initiated in London with a Method acting teacher, Sam Rumbelow. Together, they found seven non-actors - ‘participants’, via a newspaper advertisement and entered into a ten-day Method workshop with them, filming them as Rumbelow pushed them to explore themselves and act out their experiences. The film diverts from documentary in presenting five short dramatic films within the main film - ‘end pieces’, each starring one of five participants and each a reflection on their lives. One woman, Lian Stewart, who has a difficult relationship with her father, plays Cordelia in a short extract from King Lear (Act 1, sc 1 "the jewels of our father")
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2010
- Duration
- 83 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor known.
Credits
- Director
- Gillian Wearing
- Producer
- Lisa Marie Russo
- Writer
- Gillian Wearing; Leo Butler
- Contributor
- Sam Rumbelow
- Cast
Tim Woodward Lear Lian Stewart Cordelia
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- King Lear
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); therapy; Untrained actors
Notes
- Notes
- Lian Stewart taking the role of Cordelia may be viewed on the film’s website (http://selfmade.org.uk/videos), accessed 7/2011).
- History
- First screened at the 54th London Film Festival 2010.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Self Made". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73469 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)