About this project
Dante’s Hamlet is the story of a young man who is troubled by the recent murder of his younger brother, Jamal. As his English class discusses whether or not Hamlet’s tragic flaw is inaction, Dante finds himself in a similar dilemma: should he avenge his brother’s death or learn as his girlfriend, Luz, tells him to “just let it go?”
While much of the story stems from our experiences growing up in New York, Dante’s Hamlet explores universal themes of revenge and forgiveness--themes that are as relevant today as they were during Shakespeare’s time.
As senior film students at Brigham Young University, we have the rare privilege of shooting a capstone -- the largest project officially supported and partially funded by the BYU Media Arts Department. While BYU’s support is necessary in seeing this film through to completion, we’re looking for additional funds in order to help Dante’s Hamlet reach it’s full potential. By donating to our project, you help us cover the cost of paying our cast members, paying for important design elements, and essentially turning Provo, Utah into the Bronx.
With your help, we know we can do it! Thank you so much for your support.
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I'm a film student at Brigham Young University working on my senior capstone -- a short, fiction film entitled "Dante's Hamlet." In order to get to this point I've had to take a number of directing classes (all of which required an application to get in), rewrite my script multiple times, and make formal pitches to our faculty. I'm currently one of two capstones who have received approval (so far!) to move forward on our project this semester.
In 2010 I was the assistant to the director on BYU Professor Tom Russell's feature film "For Robbing the Dead," which was recently accepted to the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis. Currently, I work as the personal assistant to Sterling Van Wagenen, co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival.
I grew up in New York and am the seventh of nine kids. We love to make movies.
