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Nothing Gold Can Stay

by Lucas Sabean

Words from Richard II are relocated into a contemporary story of addiction.

Format
Short film
Genre
Literary adaptation
Year
2025
Added
17 Sept 2026

Why this film matters

The adaptation asks language and imagery to belong to different eras without breaking the emotional connection. That makes it worth studying for the relationship between a pre-existing text and newly invented images.

Sabean’s official biography and Vimeo release identify the Shakespeare source; the complete short is linked here.

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