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Oscar Isaac Shares His Mother’s Final Words as 'King Hamlet' Debuts at DOC NYC

The film captures how art became a refuge during a year of loss.

Overview

  • Elvira Lind’s documentary King Hamlet screened Nov. 14–15 at DOC NYC, where Isaac took part in a post-screening Q&A.
  • In the film, Isaac recites and translates Eugenia’s final words about the ocean and the endurance of love.
  • The documentary includes notes he kept from her last days and calls recounting a 24–48 hour prognosis that she outlived.
  • It follows his 2017 preparation for Hamlet at the Public Theater alongside his marriage, the birth of son Eugene, and The Last Jedi release.
  • Isaac describes the play as his “only salvation” during that period and praises Lind’s courage, calling the finished film “a miracle.”