British Universities Film & Video Council

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Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck

Synopsis
Recording of a live interactive event in which Lily Weitzman interviews filmmaker Andrew Giles Buckley about the making of his new documentary, Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck, which tells the story of Stephen Hopkins. He was shipwrecked in Jamestown, returned to England with Pocahontas and John Rolfe, and his story may have inspired Shakespeare to write The Tempest.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Multimedia; Video
Transmission details
13 Sep 2021
Duration
32 mins

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Tempest, The
Subjects
History; Shakespeare
Keywords
colonial history
Related items
"How Now, Stephano!"

Online Availability

Online URL
https://youtu.be/guJSv1S6zeA
Online format
Streamed

Sponsor

Name

Brookline Interactive Group

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web
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