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Mercutio's Dreaming

The travails of a British-Chinese, would-be Shakespearean actor, in an industry that sees him only as an 'Oriental'.

Comedy 2011 16 mins Not rated

Director: Jennifer Lim and Daniel York

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Overview

A tragiccomic satire telling the tale of Lawrence Yang, a British-Chinese, would-be Shakespearean actor, and his travails in an industry that sees him only as an 'Oriental'.

A short film produced by B3 Media & BBC Writersroom as part of Cineast Digital Shorts programme, which aimed to develop and produce films from a new wave of emerging talent in the UK’s East and Southeast Asian diaspora. The scheme's Executive Producers were Marc Boothe and Kate Rowland.

Director

Jennifer Lim and Daniel York

Genres

Comedy

Certificate

Not rated

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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