Overview
- Elvira Lind’s documentary King Hamlet screened at DOC NYC on Nov. 14–15, capturing Oscar Isaac during 2017 rehearsals for Hamlet alongside family upheaval.
- Isaac publicly recited and translated his mother Eugenia’s final message about love enduring, words he had written down during her final days.
- A recorded call in the film shows Isaac noting doctors’ 24–48 hour prognosis that his mother outlived for a time.
- He describes the play as his lifeline during that period, calling Hamlet “the only salvation” he could find amid overlapping personal and professional pressures.
- At the Q&A, Isaac praised Lind’s decision to film their private moments, calling the finished work “a miracle” and a lasting record of that time.