The Macbeths — Shakespeare’s tragedy reimagined

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The Macbeths is Dominic Hill’s radical retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth — one bedroom, two performers, one relentlessly intense hour. Directed for Citizens Theatre and filmed with Urbancroft Films, it’s the kind of restrained storytelling that inspires everything we make at Salt & Gorse.

The Father

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Florian Zeller’s The Father (2020) is one of the most immersive pieces of filmmaking in recent memory — a film that makes you feel dementia rather than just observe it. Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Here’s what it teaches us about storytelling.

The Party

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Sally Potter’s The Party (2017) is a masterclass in cinematic restraint — shot in two weeks, in black and white, set entirely in one London townhouse. Here’s why it inspires our work at Salt & Gorse.