UNMUTE
GONDA
2012
16mm
HD transfer
colour, sound
28:05
min

Gonda is informed by Ayn Rand’s 1934 play ‘Ideal.’ In the play’s script, controversial Russian- American writer and philosopher Rand lays out herphilosophical system of ‘Objectivism’ As a critical counter to Rand’s position, Gonda creates kaleidoscopic printed spaces in whichimage and text shift roles to affect presupposed ideals of identity and existence. The screenplay was developed from a series of interdisciplinary workshops, which included academics, curators, critics, and writers, and centers on the possibilities of writing through or by, rather than about Rand’s play. Gonda is a film of voices. These sonic interventions serve to further unravel the unified notion of subjectivity central to Rand’s work.

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Director
Ursula Mayer
Featuring
Valentijn de Hingh
Cast
Nina Braunsteiner, Carson Mccoll, Nova, Joachim Gram
Director of Photography
Margaret Salmon
Script
Maria Fusco
Producer
Jo Gross
Edit
Ursula Mayer, Vinay Chowdhry
Offline Edit
Sue Giovanni
Music
Sullom Voe, Charlie Looker
Sound Design
Christiana Sossi
Production Manager
Tina Shand
Clapper / Loader
Warren Markert
Production Designer
Lucie Wilkins
Costume Stylist
Meg Andrew
Costume Assistant
Stevie Hockaday
Gold dress by Gareth Pugh
Hair & Make-up Artist
Giada Venturini
Hair Assistant
Jin Jin Helen Ong
Runner / Driver
Katarzyna Jander
Set Photography
Cat Stevens
Special Thanks
Bernadette Buckley, Ele Carpenter, Anna Colin, Kristen Kreider, Patricia MacCormack, Matthew Garrett, Pieternel Vermoortel, Maria Walsh, Isla Leaver-Yap, Dino Wieland, For Film London, Maggie Ellis, Head of Production, Rose Cupit, Project Manager, Pinky Ghundale, Production Advisor, Film London for Channel Four in association with Arts Council England