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Documentaries

Documentaries

The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
Mel Stuart, Thirteen/WNET and P.O.V./American Documentary. Fifth-grade teacher Rafe Esquith and his students at a Los Angeles public school tackle challenges that include staging a production of Hamlet.

Shakespeare Behind Bars (2005)
Philomath Films. A Shakespeare acting program for inmates of a medium-security prison in LaGrange, Kentucky, filmed as they prepare a production of The Tempest.

Looking for Richard (1996)
20th Century Fox. Al Pacino uses scenes from Richard III and interviews with scholars, other actors, and members of the public to create this documentary about the play.