Cymbeline Film
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We are working on a feature film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline this spring! This lesser known play is one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays” (not quite a tragedy, comedy, or a war play, but a combination of the three).
This is a play about loyalty, royalty, and destiny. Cymbeline tells the tale of a British Princess who takes her fate into her own hands when her lover betrays her and her father attempts to lock her away in his castle. With threats of war looming from the Romans, and her long lost brothers hidden away in a cave, she embarks on a journey to find her true self-worth and destiny.
We have adapted this show to highlight the princesses strength and autonomy, while excluding passages that cannot be interpreted as racially or culturally appropriate for modern audiences. Because of this, we have condensed the story to emphasize the important and relevant themes of nationalism and misogyny, and plan to bring the final product to film festivals in order for the story to reach as many people as possible.
We hope to stream the final project in a scheduled showing, and will charge a small ticket price that we will donate the proceeds to a charity agreed upon by the cast and production team.
Because this is a student film, we need help fundraising our budget. We have hired an Emmy award winning cinematographer and will also be hiring a sound mixer for filming and need to purchase covid safety materials to make this project come to life. This means we need to raise $7,100 by March ‘21! We understand that because of quarantine, this may be harder to achieve than normal, so we are reaching out now to ask for your help!
We thank you for any contribution, and all of your support as we adapt our art in the unprecedented circumstances of this time.
This is a play about loyalty, royalty, and destiny. Cymbeline tells the tale of a British Princess who takes her fate into her own hands when her lover betrays her and her father attempts to lock her away in his castle. With threats of war looming from the Romans, and her long lost brothers hidden away in a cave, she embarks on a journey to find her true self-worth and destiny.
We have adapted this show to highlight the princesses strength and autonomy, while excluding passages that cannot be interpreted as racially or culturally appropriate for modern audiences. Because of this, we have condensed the story to emphasize the important and relevant themes of nationalism and misogyny, and plan to bring the final product to film festivals in order for the story to reach as many people as possible.
We hope to stream the final project in a scheduled showing, and will charge a small ticket price that we will donate the proceeds to a charity agreed upon by the cast and production team.
Because this is a student film, we need help fundraising our budget. We have hired an Emmy award winning cinematographer and will also be hiring a sound mixer for filming and need to purchase covid safety materials to make this project come to life. This means we need to raise $7,100 by March ‘21! We understand that because of quarantine, this may be harder to achieve than normal, so we are reaching out now to ask for your help!
We thank you for any contribution, and all of your support as we adapt our art in the unprecedented circumstances of this time.
Organizer
Hannah Stubbert
Organizer
Seattle, WA