Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Hamlet by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls follows two out-of-work actors as they try to stage Hamlet entirely inside the chaotic world of Grand Theft Auto Online. Hailed as “the year’s funniest documentary” by Time Out, this SXSW-winning documentary is chaotic, hilarious, and just a little bit insane.

By using the in-game phone camera filmmakers were able to get intimate close ups and cinematic pans across landscapes – enabling a more cinematic visual language and moments of pathos, emotion and lyricism to exist within the chaos and violence of this undiscovered country.

Winner of the award for Best Debut Director at British Independent Film Festival and Grand Jury Award at SXSW, Grand Theft Hamlet finds community and creativity in the unlikeliest of places.