Joe Bannister

Joe Bannister

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Trouble in Mind
Title: Trouble in Mind
Character: Eddie Fenton
Released: December 2, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1950s America, protests for racial equality erupt in the face of voter suppression. On Broadway, Wiletta Mayer, a talented black actress, begins rehearsals for a new play about racism – written and directed by two white men. When Wiletta finds that her arguments to tell the truth of the story are dismissed, she decides to take action. First staged over 60 years ago, Trouble in Mind is widely considered the masterpiece of actress and playwright Alice Childress - a wry and radical satire of racism in theatre.
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The Isle
Title: The Isle
Character: Jacob MacLeod
Released: February 8, 2019
Type: Movie
1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the few locals take them in as they wait for the mainland boat to come for them. But the sailors' survival story has only just started as they uncover the strange past of the once vibrant island.
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Title: Howards End
Character: Charles Wilcox
Released: November 12, 2017
Type: TV
The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.
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National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Title: National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Character: Orlando
Released: March 30, 2016
Type: Movie
With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love.
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Nightstand
Title: Nightstand
Character: Young Couple
Released: April 20, 2015
Type: Movie
An unsettling portrait of a destructive three night affair between two men - one is gay, lost and adolescent, the other is married to a woman and middle-aged. Set in the heart of Soho, a fracturing queer landscape, Nightstand is a whirlwind of repressed yearnings and urban loneliness.