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African American Shakespeare: Past Present Future (2021 Video)
Video recording of a live virtual panel discussion moderated by David McCandless (Southern Oregon University). Participants include: L. Peter Callender (African-American Shakespeare Company), Jennie...
Leonard Bernstein and Westside Story (2017 Audio)
aka: Juliet Appears Above, At a Window
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
As a two-year global celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s work commences, Neva Grant interviews two experts on the great composer to explore his legacy and the creation of the adaptation of Romeo and Juliet,...
H4 (2014 Film)
- Director
- Paul Quinn
- Producer
- Art Olmos; Mark Schwartz; Abina Dodeva; Danny Green; Gil Bindelglas; Heather Ankeny
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.
Screw Your Courage (2001 Video)
- Director
- Zsuzanna Varga
- Producer
- Zsuzanna Varga
Graduate documentary. Young African-Americans who’ve dropped out of high school try to get their lives back on track with an unusual project for their impoverished Oakland, CA neighbourhood. After spending...
Shakespeare in Sable: History of the Black Shakespearean Actor (1996 Video)
A talk by Professor Errol Hill based on his book of the same title (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1984). The book charts the struggle of Afro-American actors, first as exiles, then in the...
Romeo is Bleeding (14/0 Film)
- Director
- Jason Zeldes
- Producer
- Michael Klein
A fatal turf war between neighbourhoods haunts the city of Richmond, CA. Donté Clark transcends the violence in his hometown by writing poetry about his experiences. Using his voice to inspire those around...
La Shakespeare Subway Project (Video)
- Director
- Hassan Jamal
Web series. In 2013, Hassan Jamal (LA-based playwright and poet) produced the LA Subway Shakespeare Project, a web series featuring African American actors performing four to five-minute scenes from...