A kid with a trunk of tricks retells Shakespeare? This 17-minute fever dream slaps harder than it should.
WillShake is a boy with a trunk of theatrical tricks who likes to tell stories. He embarks on his first journey to share the story of Henry V.
Practical Effects
Handmade puppets and costumes that ooze sweat and love.
Direction
Joe Talbot's kinetic framing before The Last Black Man in San Francisco.
Writing
Shakespeare's text wrestled into kid-accessible shape without dumbing down.
Director
Joe Talbot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Joe Talbot's thesis film at NYU before he became an indie darling with A24. You can see the seeds of his tactile, community-based filmmaking.
Released when 'Shakespeare for kids' meant Gnomeo & Juliet, this DIY punk approach feels like a direct ancestor of everything Theater Kids post on TikTok now.
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