Feature
film directed by Nadine Patterson. Produced by Marlene G. Patterson.
Starring Brian Anthony Wilson, Alexandra Bailey, Carlo Campbell and
Veronica Wathome. Music by Lenny Seidman.Choreography by Zane Booker.
Cinematography by Gail Lloyd and Nadine Patterson. Edited by Sharon
Mullally. Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, and adapted for the
screen by Nadine Patterson. For more information on screenings, cast and
crew go to tangomacbeth.com.
Films about rehearsals rarely have the intensity of TANGO MACBETH.
The blood, sweat and tears of the creation process are on full display.
The work is an intricate puzzle: a play, within a documentary, within a
narrative framework. During the two hottest weeks of the year, the cast
and crew endure 100 degree heat while rehearsing and shooting Macbeth in
the 100 year old Plays and Players Theater in Philadelphia. An upscale
reality television format mixed with surreal black and white
interpretations of dramatic action, cause the viewer to rethink their
notions of ‘play’, ‘documentary’, ‘casting’ and the filmmaking process.
This film is great for lovers of Shakespeare and for people unfamiliar
with his work. The soundtrack, set design, costume and casting reflect
African, Asian, Latin American, and European cultures. The multi-ethnic
cast and crew create an earthy visceral interpretation of the text,
which opens up the work for all audiences.
Screened at the 20th (2012-2013) edition of the African Diaspora
International Film Festival in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and
Paris; the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival; Sembene Film Festival
in Pittsburgh; MARFIC in Argentina; and the Roxbury Film Festival in
Boston.
Specs for online version: Shot with the Canon 7D and Canon 5D Mark
II. Edited with Final Cut Pro 7. This preview is compressed MPEG-4
video, 1 GB. The original film is 58 GB.
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