As part of the celebrations for Folio 400, British film maker Jack Jewers was commissioned to make six film shorts that explore how Shakespeare’s words continue to resonate today. They are all fantastic – check them out. Here's one that resonated with me. Written 400 years ago “The Strangers Case” is an intensely moving speech. It's an impassioned defence of refugees that rings as true today as it did in 1517. The film short uses real footage of refugees at sea and is voiced by Crystal Clarke (Sanderton, Empire of Light) with a stunning central performance from actor Yasin Morad who came to the UK as a refugee.
“The Stranger's Case” – speech contributed by Shakespeare to an unperformed play https://vimeo.com/843812717 PW: INVERSE
If you'd like to watch the other films, here are the Vimeo links:
FILM SHORT VIEWING LINKS
“Seven Ages of Man” from As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7. https://vimeo.com/809958427 PW: INVERSE
“More strange than true” speech from A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Act 5 Scene.: https://vimeo.com/810120197 PW: INVERSE
“The Stranger's Case” - speech contributed by Shakespeare to an unperformed play https://vimeo.com/843812717 PW: INVERSE
“St Crispin's Day” from Henry V, Act 4 Scene 3.: https://vimeo.com/810026756 PW: INVERSE
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on” from The Tempest, Act 4 Scene. https://vimeo.com/810289105 PW: INVERSE
“They That Have Power to Hurt” from Sonnet 94.: https://vimeo.com/810005450 PW: INVERSE