Hamlet in Harlem

Hamlet in Harlem is the story of an empathetic caucasian filmmaker Jason Harriman who dreams about producing an all-Latino version of Hamlet that takes place in “el Barrio”. The only problem is that he doesn’t know much about Latinos, he doesn’t know much about Harlem, and he doesn’t know much about Hamlet either. When his father —shrewd commercial filmmaker Claude Harriman— finds him a potential investor, Jason will have to reenact his script with a group of actors who won’t be thrilled with the way he represents Hispanics on the screen.
Hamlet in Harlem is an immersive, laugh-out-loud, politically-incorrect, I can’t-believe-this-is-Shakespeare comedy that addresses important issues of media representation, gender roles, cultural appropriation, and the relevance of classic literature.