Radical Nostalgias
Radical Nostalgias is an experimental documentary that explores histories of anti-fascist activism in London.
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Mercedes HallidayDirector
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Oré AjalaKey Cast"Model 1"
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Dami OjobaroKey Cast"Model 2"
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Three GleaveKey Cast"Model 3"
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Simonetta BucciaratiKey Cast"Model 4"
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Oré AjalaCasting
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3DMAMusic
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Eloise BarrProduction Assistant
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Student
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Runtime:8 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:July 31, 2023
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Production Budget:1,896 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Super 8
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - National Film and Television School
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East Bank SEEDED residency showcaseLondon
United Kingdom
August 1, 2023
London -
London College of FashionLondon
Mercedes Halliday is an artist, public archaeologist and filmmaker from London. She completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Filmmaking at the National Film and Television School (NFTS), where she was a recipient of a BFI Bursary. Radical Nostalgias is Mercedes' first film, and was first exhibited as part of an installation at UCL East and London College of Fashion.
Mercedes’ art practice encompasses filmmaking, photography, instillation and performance.
When researching into anti-fascist histories in East London, I discovered that my family history, as well as my personal history, is intricately linked to the East London landscape. I have worked in Whitechapel for years, and only recently found out that I had been walking weekly past the spot my Dad had been stabbed in a racially motivated attack. The film draws inspiration from surrealism and psychogeography, and layers contrasting Super 8 visuals, with the landscape that the attack took place in, with an oral history based dialogue and dance music. The film is critical of the project of memorialisation, and how society often chooses to remember sanitised, romanticised versions of anti-racist activism, omitting the violence that is often integral for social change.