Relic 0 (2017)

Relic 0 (2017) poster

The first film in the series, 'Relic 0' forms part of Larry Achiampong's Relic Traveller: Phase 1, a multi-disciplinary project manifesting in performance, audio, moving image and prose. Taking place across various landscapes and locations, the project builds upon a postcolonial perspective informed by technology, agency and the body, and narratives of migration. Relic 0, which is the prelude to the series, is a short film that moves between African and Western based vistas and focuses on specific architectures of colonialism as delivered by an anonymous narrator. These discoveries deliver poetic moments of the sublime met with increasingly harrowing tales of trauma - speaking to the sinister way that states of anxiety, fear and displacement are both generated and policed in postcolonial society. The throb of the electronic score and ringing clarity of the narrator's testimony usher in a new landscape and temporality, born from cracks in a traumatised, apocalyptic present.

Director: Larry Achiampong
Genre: Science Fiction
Runtime: 10 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Music: Larry Achiampong
Editing: Larry Achiampong, Shiraz Bayjoo
Production: Hayward Gallery / Southbank Centre, Relic Traveller Larry Achiampong, The Jerwood Charitable Foundation
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Larry Achiampong
More Films in Genre: Science Fiction

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Relic 0 about?
The first film in the series, 'Relic 0' forms part of Larry Achiampong's Relic Traveller: Phase 1, a multi-disciplinary project manifesting in performance, audio, moving image and prose. Taking place across various landscapes and locations, the project builds upon a postcolonial perspective informed by technology, agency and the body, and narratives of migration. Relic 0, which is the prelude to the series, is a short film that moves between African and Western based vistas and focuses on specific architectures of colonialism as delivered by an anonymous narrator. These discoveries deliver poetic moments of the sublime met with increasingly harrowing tales of trauma - speaking to the sinister way that states of anxiety, fear and displacement are both generated and policed in postcolonial society. The throb of the electronic score and ringing clarity of the narrator's testimony usher in a new landscape and temporality, born from cracks in a traumatised, apocalyptic present.
Who directed Relic 0?
Relic 0 was directed by Larry Achiampong.
Who stars in Relic 0?
Relic 0 stars Nephertiti Oboshie Schandorf.
How long is Relic 0?
Relic 0 has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).
What genre is Relic 0?
Relic 0 is a Science Fiction film.
Where was Relic 0 produced?
Relic 0 was produced in United Kingdom.