Sam Crane

Swapping the tumult of a locked-down world for the anarchic digital hinterlands of gaming’s very own Wild West, this uproarious documentary yanks Shakespeare into the 21st century. Winner of the Grand Jury Award at SXSW, Grand Theft Hamlet finds community and creativity in the unlikeliest of places.

With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war. Having deposed the previous king, he is only too aware how tenuous his position is, and the price to be paid if he falters. As his father prepares to defend his crown, Prince Hal is languishing in the taverns and brothels of London, reveling in the company of his friend, the notorious Sir John Falstaff. With the onset of the war, Hal and Falstaff are thrust into the brutal reality of the battlefield, where Hal must confront his responsibilities to family and throne.