MACMILLAN FILMS is an independent studio that produces films about art, thought and democracy. We have the largest catalog of ancient Greek plays available anywhere - for academic and personal use, including all three plays of the Oresteia, The Bacchae, [Lysistrata], Oedipus Rex and Prometheus Bound.
Candice Janee is Lysistrata in the Feature Film Lysistrata:
Below - Tatiana Galliher enters the secret theater and Morgan Marcum is a Bacchae in the feature True Drama:
Our latest production is Cato by Joseph Addison. Known as George Washington’s favorite play, it chronicles the last day of democracy in ancient Rome. Addison’s masterful blank verse and themes of civic virtue made the tragedy a touchstone for the Founding Fathers. The plot is highly dynamic—propelled by two complex love triangles, a high-stakes abduction, and an unforgettable tragic conclusion. We staged this epic as both a standalone production and immersive research for The Forge—our feature script detailing Washington’s historic 1778 staging of Cato at Valley Forge.
We also produce thoughtful art films, including the award-winning feature True Drama, which contrasts Greek Drama violence with how violence is deployed in modern cinema.
Our mission: produce films that dive into the enduring river of ideas first sprung when Athens invented drama and democracy.