Paradis
Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream
Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream is the debut book by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, 2020), actor Jessie Buckley, and photographer Agata Grzybowska, created during the making of Zhao’s latest film Hamnet (2025).
Rooted in the expansive dream-work that shaped Zhao’s creative process, the book emerges from a series of artistic rituals shared between these three collaborators, through which Zhao’s cinematic storytelling, Buckley’s mesmerising writings, and Grzybowska’s haunting photographs were made. Brought together in this book, they conjure a parallel telling of the story of Hamnet, the son of William Shakespeare.
Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream unfolds as a quiet companion to the film: not a document of its making, but a powerful reimagining that exists somewhere in the threshold between the worlds of waking and dreaming, reality and illusion, life and death.
Hamnet is in select theaters this November.
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-917651-35-6
products.product.pickup_availability.unavailable
Not sure if it's right for you?
At Paradis, every piece we carry is chosen with intention — but we know that discovering something new can sometimes feel like a leap. Browse with confidence: if you have any questions about a product, want to know more about an artist or publisher, or simply need help deciding, we're here. And if something isn't what you expected, we'll make it right.