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What Shakespeare Actually Did During the Plague

Short Film adapted from Daniel Pollack-Pelzner's "What Shakespeare Actually Did During the Plague," originally published by the New Yorker. Featuring actor Mark Nelson, MD. Directed by Tess Nelson. Made in partnership with the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Clip Length 07:07 Premiere: 09/13/20

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Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 09/13/20

What Shakespeare Actually Did During the Plague

Clip Length 07:07 Premiere Date 09/11/20

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Clip Length 02:25 Premiere Date 08/31/20

Volovets' A Meadow by the Sea and Nahum's Portraits

Clip Length 02:59 Premiere Date 08/31/20

Slowly Exploding with Porch Portraits

Clip Length 03:43 Premiere Date 08/31/20

Bouquet by John Patrick Murray, MD

Clip Length 01:07 Premiere Date 08/31/20

A Virtual String Quartet

Clip Length 04:16 Premiere Date 08/31/20

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