The Players
15-year-old Emily finds herself caught up in a dangerous web of power dynamics when she joins an avant garde theatre company in Sarah Galea-Davis' compelling study of manipulation and enablement. It’s the summer of 1994 and 15-year-old Emily (Stefani Kimber) is thrilled when she is cast in an avant garde production of Hamlet. To start with, the theatre company feels like a surrogate family but the rules and instructions given to her by director Reinhardt (Eric Johnson) take a risky turn. Sarah Galea-Davis draws on her own teen experiences of acting to scrutinise the unequal power dynamics that can exist in creative environments as Reinhardt’s toxic attitude is enabled by other members of the group. When the pressure mounts, the question becomes will Emily stick to the script? Screening as part of Official Selection The screening on 6 March will be followed by a Q&A with Sarah Galea-Davis (director). View all GFF25 Q&A Screenings here. Thanks to Hawk Eye PicturesCanada, 2024PT1H34MN/C 15+2025-03-06Eric Johnson
Jess Salgueiro
Stefani Kimber
Sarah Galea-Davis
The Players"The Players"Showtimes
March 6, 8:45 pm
March 7, 3:15 pm
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