To Be Hamlet

The Hamlet Syndrome

August 2022 •German

Five young Ukrainians discuss life following the Maidan Revolution of 2014. Not all fought in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but it, regardless, shattered their life plans. Representing 'Generation Maidan', they face the question of how to cope with experiences of violence, how to go on. A local theatre director produces Hamlet, wherein they can use Shakespeare’s tragic character as a mirror and face their traumas onstage. For them, 'to be or not to be' is not simply text but an existential dilemma with no clear answer.

The Hobart Shakespeareans

September 2005 •English

Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at a school in a dangerous, poor, drug-infested 100% Latino/Asian neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Grand Theft Hamlet

December 2024 •English

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.

Hamlet Within

May 2022 •English

A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his unending influence on many diverse cultures.

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

January 1991 •English

Mel Gibson teaches Hamlet to a group of high school drama students.

Discovering Hamlet

November 2011 •English

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life. Christopher Plummer, David Tennant, John Nettles, John Simm, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, Philip Saville, and others explore the enduring appeal of the Prince of Denmark more than 400 years after his stage debut.

To Be or Not to Be: Klingons and Shakespeare

May 2009 •English

The story behind the translation and performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in Klingon.

This Is Hamlet

August 2010 •English

A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews and commentary.

Hamlet {Solo}

September 2007 •English

"Hamlet {Solo}" chronicles the six-year journey of actor Raoul Bhaneja as he mounts a one-man version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The film includes a number of notable Hamlets who provide advice and perspective on the creative process.

Hamlet: The Actor's View

May 1954 •English

One of the greatest Hamlets of the 20th century Sir John Gielgud reflects on the play and its title character with which he used to be intimately associated for ever since 1929.

Scuffles, Swagger and Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English

November 2019 •English

The English language is spoken by 450 million people around the globe, with a further one billion using it as a second language. It is arguably Britain’s most famous export. The man often given credit for the global triumph of English, and the invention of many of our modern words, is William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s plays first hit the stage four centuries ago, as the explorers of Elizabethan England were laying the foundations for the British empire. It was this empire that would carry English around the world. Language historian and BBC New Generation Thinker Dr John Gallagher asks whether the real story of how English became a global linguistic superpower is more complex.

The Hamlet Adventure

April 2008 •Bulgarian

Eight thousand feet above sea level, in the sacred heart of Rila mountain, in sweltering heat, and rain, and fog, the only transport being mules, deprived of water, means and fuel, next to the sky, only to God’s eternal eye, a crazy medley cast of seventy plays Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, Hamlet!

The Lost Media of Aaron Aaron Byrne

March 2023 •English

The making of the next Aaron Aaron Byrne Movie takes a turn for the worst.

Shakespeare Country

June 2002 •English

"Shakespeare Country" will take you on a journey, not only through the life of the great Bard of Avon but also across the beautiful Warwickshire countryside that he knew, loved and never forgot his whole life long.

Shakespeare's Country

April 1940 •

A tour of Stratford-upon-Avon's houses and hamlets, stomping ground of a young William Shakespeare.

The Northman

April 2022 •English

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

Love's Labour's Lost

April 2017 •English

A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.

Macbeth

October 1948 •English

A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.

Shakespeare e a Peça de Nome Proibido

July 2010 •Portuguese

Haider

October 2014 •Hindi

A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.