Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Makibefo (1999, Alexander Abela)
| Title | Makibefo |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Release Locations | UK |
| Director | Alexander Abela |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 13 mins |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | Macbeth (adaptation) |
| Setting | Madagascar |
Description
For his first feature film, Alexander Abela went against all the advice of seasoned professionals by going off to Madagascar with a crew of just two and film an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth with local tribesmen and women as actors. As a location they chose Faux-Cap, an isolated community of Antandroy fishermen at the southernmost tip of the island. It is to these people -- most of whom had never seen a film before, let alone a television -- that Alexander suggested devising Makibefo: The tale of a man's quest for power through bloody ambition.
Description courtesy of Philipp Hinz. — Added 2008-11-14
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Alexander Abela |
|---|---|
| Producer | Alexander Abela |
| Writer | Alexander Abela |
Production information courtesy of: Philipp Hinz