SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Independent feature which translates the Henry IV plays to contemporary Los Angeles to explore political struggles in the black community. Harry Lennix is King Henry.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2014

Availability

No archive copy or distributor known

Credits

Director

Paul Quinn

Producer

Abina Dodeva; Art Olmos; Danny Green; Gil Bindelglas; Heather Ankeny; Mark Schwartz

Cinematographer

John Pedone; Tony Rudenko

Writer

William Shakespeare

Screenplay

Ayanna Thompson

Music

Nichols. Mark

Production Design

Lytel Young

Costume

Heather Capps

Cast

Harry Lennix	King Henry IV
Amad Jackson	Prince Henry (Hal)
Angus MacFadyen	Sir John Falstaff
Geno Monteiro	Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Candice Coke	Pistol
Heavy D	Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York
Jeryl Prescott	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Kamani Shillingford	Lord Hastings
Keir Thirus	Archibald, Earl of Douglas
Keith David	Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Kevin Yarborough	Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
Nick Gille	Poins
Sharon Ferguson	Lord Mowbray
Terrell Tilford	Earl of Westmoreland
Victoria Gabrielle Platt	Lord Chief Justice

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Henry IV Part 1; Henry IV Part 2

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender-blind casting; racism; African-Americans

Notes

Notes

Estimated budget: $200.000.

History

Screened at the Indie Mmphis Film Festival 2013 and at the 49th Chicago International Film Festival 2013.

Production Company

Name

Triumvirate Pictures