“I wanted to do something where the filmmakers could have a safe place to be as creative as they want, without fear of shame and ridicule.”—Vincent Valentino, festival director.
Curtis Gough
One of the best things about this adaptation of the play, and of Shakespeare’s writing in general, is that despite its antiquity it remains fresh in the eye of the beholder. Shakespeare’s writing still seems as relevant today as it was in the 1600s because of Shakespeare’s ability to understand the core of people’s nature and depict it in his complex characterizations, said Gough.
