2018 International Film Festival
Ambition’s Debt
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 Haqq – Bethany Nicole Taylor, Winter Film Awards
Finding Inspiration and Motivation from Within: Kickstarter Sci-Fi Shakespeare Project, Ambition’s Debt – Scott 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