Gala Screenings
Hamnet
In 1580 England, impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare meets free-spirited Agnes. The pair, captivated by one another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children, yet as William pursues a budding theater career in faraway London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested — but their shared experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece Hamlet in this Toronto International Film Festival Audience Award winner from Chloé Zhao. A Focus Features release.
A Q&A with costume designer Malgosia Turzanska immediately follows the screening.
Southeast premiere
DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao
PRODUCERS
Liza Marshall
Pippa Harris
Nicolas Gonda
Steven Spielberg
Sam Mendes
WRITERS
Chloé Zhao
Maggie O'Farrell
CAST
Jessie Buckley
Paul Mescal
Emily Watson
Joe Alwyn
Jacobi Jupe
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Chloé Zhao is a writer, director, editor, and producer from Beijing. Her third feature, Nomadland, earned the Golden Lion at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, multiple Golden Globe Awards, and three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director. Zhao also co-wrote and directed Marvel Studios’ Eternals. In 2023, she launched Book of Shadows, a production company, with producing partner Nic Gonda.