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A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT LIFE, DEATH AND THEATER.

Filmmaker Elvira Lind turns the camera on her own family as her husband prepares for one of theater's most demanding roles — Shakespeare's Hamlet at New York's Public Theater — during a period marked by the birth of their first child and the sudden loss of his mother. What begins as a portrait of an actor's process becomes a meditation on the porous boundary between performance and private life.

Making its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival before an acclaimed festival run, "King Hamlet" is the latest from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Elvira Lind — a documentary that dissolves the boundary between the creative process and private life, revealing how grief, new parenthood and the demands of one of theater's most demanding roles become impossible to separate. Intimate, electrifying, and unlike most films about actors at work.

Languages: English with some Spanish dialogue. English subtitles available.

Available to rent until August 1, 2026 06:59 UTC.