Dear Mr. Shakespeare

A reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Othello An exploration of Shakespeare's intentions when writing Othello, exploring the play's racial themes in a historical and contemporary setting and drawing wider parallels between immigration and blackness in the UK today. Released on The Guardian Website https://www.theguardian.com/stage/video/2016/oct/07/love-hate-relationship-with-othello-ashley-thomas-bashy-phoebe-boswell-video Director: Shola Amoo Producer: Rienkje Attoh Writer/Artist: Phoebe Boswell Othello: Ashley Thomas Desdemona: Elisa Lasowski Spirit: Lanre Malaolu Nigerian Queen: Tega Okiti DP: Stil Williams Editor: Mdhamiri A Nkemi Composer: Segun Akinola Art Department: Tamar Clarke Brown Sound Design: Nikola Medic Location Sound: Phil Hutchins Grade: Johny Tulley Costume: Jeffrey Michael Steadicam: Andrew Bainbridge Make Up: Sheeba Raye 1st AD: Kole Onil

I came across Dear Mr. Shakespeare in some sort of coincidence of internet click-thru's and it was the perfect place to land for me today.  

You see, for some reason today I had no energy.  I had no drive, I had no desire to do do much of anything other than what can be considered the bare minimum.  Return some emails, send some emails.  Open a project then close it.  Open another project and then leave it open while I went to make lunch, answer some emails, make coffee, and then finally stumble across this great piece of work.

I beg of you:

PLEASE WATCH

If you're turned off by the camera work, or the subject matter or if for some reason you hate the way this piece has been written.  Sit through it for the editorial.  Enjoy it for what it is, then think about the content, the subject matter, the way that the entire film tells a story and conveys its message simultaneously.  

I'm not a film buff.  I like stuff that moves me.  This MOVES me.  Hopefully it does the same for some of you.