2018 International Film Festival

Ambition’s Debt

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WINTER FILM AWARDS 2018 NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR, DEVIN E. HAQQ
  • 2017

  • United States

  • 100 mins

  • NYC Premiere

  • Feature Film Competition

Devin E. Haqq
Josh Wick, Brandt Adams
Peter McRobbie, Nathan Darrow, Kathleen Chalfant, Pernell Walker
Implied Violence, Graphic Violence, Discussion or Depiction of Suicide

Adapted from William Shakespeare’s epic tale of honor, ambition, betrayal, hubris, and the supernatural. Set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic world, the story follows the downfall of Rome’s most honored citizen, Marcus Brutus, as he conspires to assassinate Julius Caesar in order to forestall tyranny and preserve democracy. Filmed entirely on location in a Brooklyn industrial warehouse with an abstract expressionistic production design, it’s Mad Max meets William Shakespeare meets Lars Von Trier.


Julius Caesar set in Post-Apocalyptic Brooklyn? Talking “Ambition’s Debt” with Devin HaqqBethany Nicole Taylor, Winter Film Awards
Finding Inspiration and Motivation from Within: Kickstarter Sci-Fi Shakespeare Project, Ambition’s DebtScott Macaulay, Filmmaker Magazine

About the Director

Devin E. Haqq is a New York based actor, filmmaker, and teaching artist. He grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Professional Actor Training MFA program. Discovering the works of William Shakespeare at an early age is what inspired him to pursue acting and a career in the theatre. Devin has produced four feature films; Ambition’s Debt is his sophomore feature film directorial project.

Interviews

Awards

2017 American Black Film Festival- Winner, Best Narrative Feature
2017 American Black Film Festival- Nominee, Best Director
2017 International Black Film Festival – Nominee, Best Original Music


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