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Soul of Wit, The

Synopsis
Independent short which adapts characters, speech and themes from Hamlet. The film focuses on the fractured world of schizophrenics inside a psychiatric institution, with a Shakespearean twist in characters and language.
Language
English
Country
Canada
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2007
Availability
No archive copy or distributor known (11/2011).
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
psychiatry; schizophrenia; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Untrained actors

Online availability

URI
http://www.uoguelph.ca/shakespeare/multimedia/video/soul_of_wit.mov

Credits

Director
Edward Folger
Producer
Edward Folger; Napatsi Folger; Tara Arnatsiaq-Barnes
Cinematographer
Sinan Inceoz
Writer
Edward Folger
Cast
Adam Jarvis 
Cody Camanele 
Colin Munch 
Dave Dawson 
Hussein Mohamed 
Jason Hanson 
Kyle Mayhew 
Laura Hall 
Mosha Folger 
Ray Besharah 
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