Shakespeare in Shoreditch: My Own Private Idaho

Gus Van Sant's 1991 cult classic is loosely based on Shakespeare’s 'Henry IV' but branches off in a far more unexpected direction. River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star as two street hustlers wandering through the seedy underworld of contemporary America, encountering drugs, low lives, houses that fall from the sky, and roads that stretch to the horizon. Phoenix's turn as the vulnerable, narcoleptic Mike is outstanding and director Van Sant creates a potent, dreamy ambience, while capturing the grungy aesthetic of the early 90s, that makes this New Queer Cinema classic one of the more singular films of that decade.

Presented by Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest