Project Huxley
- Synopsis
- Independent short film. A dark comedy about a monkey, Huxley, who aspires to be a great Shakespearean actor. However, he is imprisoned in a research laboratory, forced to take part in a ‘monkey typing Shakespeare’ experiment. Huxley is tormented and abused by Colin, a sadistic lab assistant and his best friend Gary. What Colin and Gary don’t know is that Huxley is secretly a Shakespeare devotee and aspires to play Hamlet. Huxley, in Elizabethan dress, is seen reciting from Hamlet’s soliloquy (III i). He enacts revenge on his tormentors, falls in love and goes to study at RADA.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2005
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor found (4/2007).
- Notes
- Filmed on super 16mm. Estimated budget £5,000.
- Keywords
- animals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets
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Credits
- Director
- Simon A. Brown
- Producer
- Rowan Athale
- Cinematographer
- Gareth Pritchard
- Screenplay
- Simon A. Brown
- Music
- Andrew Kremer
- Production Design
- Tony Kinman
- Cast
Ajay Chabra Derek Jacobi Mark Felgate
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