A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film)


A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 2017 film adaptation of the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. The film is a modern rendition that relocates the story from ancient Athens to present day Los Angeles.

Cast

The film was adapted for the screen and directed by Casey Wilder Mott. The production companies were 5B Productions and Empyrean Pictures.
The film's original soundtrack, composed by Mia Doi Todd, features guest appearances by Tunde Adebimpe, Cut Chemist, Dntel, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Dungen, and others.

Release and reception

A Midsummer Night's Dream premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2017, where it received positive reviews.
The film was acquired for a theatrical release by Brainstorm Media and played at Landmark Theatres and other venues nationwide in the summer of 2018.
The film received further critical acclaim upon its theatrical opening. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 77%, based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 6.4/10. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".