Robin and Mark and Richard III

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Apr 15, 2016 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Apr 16, 2016 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Apr 17, 2016 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, Apr 20, 2016 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, May 16, 2016 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, May 19, 2016 3:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Jun 2, 2016 3:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:58 min
Country Listing:Canada
Copyright:2016
Rating:STC
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Martha Burns
Susan Coyne
Cinema Extra
Distributed by:Devil's Gap
Featuring:Robin Phillips, Mark McKinney and Christine Horne

Description

Over the course of three years, Martha Burns and Susan Coyne filmed the late theatre director Robin Phillips and performer Mark McKinney (The Kids in the Hall) rehearsing a piece from Shakespeare’s Richard III at Robin’s home outside of Stratford. Eventually joined by the actor Christine Horne, a tender intimacy develops between the three, based on a deep mutual respect. We experience their frustrations and root for their success, which takes the form of a giddy "graduation exercise" in the woods. Robin’s profound insights, his exacting standards, and his belief in the transformational power of theatre made him one of this country’s great mentors. He died shortly after the film was finished, and the film stands as a love letter to a passionate, complicated and irreplaceable genius.

Join directors Martha Burns and Susan Coyne for a post-screening Q&A on June 2.