Voodoo Macbeth

Synopsis

Feature film. Fictionalised telling of the true story of the 1936 Orson Welles production of Macbeth in Harlem with an all-Black cast, the action relocated to the 19th century in a country reminiscent of Haiti.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2021

Notes

Made with a grant from Warner Bros, this ambitious student film from the USC School of Cinematic Arts was co-directed by ten people.

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Credits

Director

Agazi Desta; Christopher Beaton; Dagmawi Abebe; Ernesto Sandoval; Hannah Bang; Roy Arwas; Sabina Vajraca; Tiffany Kontoyiannis; Victor Alonso-Berbel; Zoe Salnave

Producer

John Watson (2)

Cinematographer

Bash Achkar

Music

Jongnic Bontemps

Cast

Ashli Haynes
Daniel Kuhlman
Ephraim López
Gary McDonald
Hunter Bodine
Inger Tudor
Jewell Wilson Bridges
June Schreiner
Wrekless Watson

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Blu-Ray DVD

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

108 minutes

Year

2023

Production Company

Name

University of Southern California

Name

Warner Bros Pictures

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Lightyear Video