Film Project

Tuareg Productions will be producing the 50-minute documentary "Hanging Out: Youth Culture then and now", exploring the cultural diversity of youth culture in the 1950s and 1960s in London and drawing parallels with youth culture today. The film will feature footage taken from all of our previous Oral History events and volunteer Workshops, focusing on the project's sub-themes of fashion, music, sport, film and entertainment. 

In addition to the documentary, students from the London Film Academy will film and edit short videos featuring interviews with individuals who recollect the days of the Teddy Boys, Mods & Rockers, CND & anti-Vietnam protests, Che Guevera, Carnaby Street, the Beatles and Mohammed Ali. They have re-created clothes, posters & music of that period and researched archive photographs & films to illustrate the oral histories. These volunteers will turn the camera on themselves to talk about what contemporary influences, styles and social interactions shape their own lives in contrast to the 1950s and 1960s. These videos will be shown at the V&A display.

The documentary, co-directed by Lorna Holder & Yvonne Deutschman, will premiere at the Victoria & Albert Museum in May 2012 and be shown at various seminars, including: Where Did You Hang Out? Saturday 30th June 2012, 12.00 - 17.00; After the War - 50s and 60s Style, Image and Identity, Sunday 8th July 2012, 12.00 - 17.00; and Youth Protest - The Teenager's Voice, Sunday 22nd July 2012, 12.00 - 17.00. A free copy of the 'Hanging Out' book, written by volunteers, which presents the research and activities from the project, will be available at the documentary screenings. Details on the programme of related special events are available at www.vam.ac.uk.

In addition to the "Hanging Out" documentary, volunteers will film and edit video shorts, featuring themes such as revolutionaries of the 50s and 60s like Che Guevara; the influence of film and 1960s black music on youth culture; opinions on past and present sporting heroes and interviews with young people giving their responses about protests today.

The documentary will be premiered at the V&A in May 2012.

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London Film Academy
The  London Film Academy (LFA) offers professional-standard hands on film training enabling filmmakers to find their voices in a collaborative, nurturing environment. LFA's courses are delivered by practising filmmakers and supported by the dedicated LFA Team. Our multi-disciplinary approach, in which students learn about all the different aspects of filmmaking, not only engenders an appreciation of the peers’ roles but allows students to become informed and responsible filmmakers. We are recognised as a centre of excellence (Goldsmiths, University of London Skillset Media Academy partner), and are accredited by the British Accreditation Council.