Nisha Duggal, In Residence, 2021

Shot on location at the Royal Overseas League’s Mayfair home, In Residence (2021) is an experimental short film that traces a love story through a couple’s migration to Britain from India in the 1970s. Excerpts from a series of letters exchanged between the pair across continents are performed by the letter-writers themselves. Deeply personal, the correspondence belongs to the artists’ parents. Their typical story of migration is set against a sensory exploration of the opulent interiors of Overseas House. Visual and sonic interventions from pupils at Riverley Primary School extend the journey to the present, presenting a layered interplay of longing and belonging, identity and aspiration, hopes and dreams.

In Residence, produced by Nisha Duggal during Heritage and Our Communities, an Artist-in-Residence project by ROSL ARTS in partnership with Riverley Primary School in Leyton, East london (part of Griffin Schools Trust) kindly supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Shot on location at the Royal Overseas League’s Mayfair home, In Residence (2021) is an experimental short film that traces a love story through a couple’s migration to Britain from India in the 1970s. Excerpts from a series of letters exchanged between the pair across continents are performed by the letter-writers themselves. Deeply personal, the correspondence belongs to the artists’ parents. Their typical story of migration is set against a sensory exploration of the opulent interiors of Overseas House. Visual and sonic interventions from pupils at Riverley Primary School extend the journey to the present, presenting a layered interplay of longing and belonging, identity and aspiration, hopes and dreams.

In Residence, produced by Nisha Duggal during Heritage and Our Communities, an Artist-in-Residence project by ROSL ARTS in partnership with Riverley Primary School in Leyton, East london (part of Griffin Schools Trust) kindly supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

In Residence, Screening Information:

• Shown as a part of Open House London 2021 on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September 2021, on loop in Princess Alexandra Hall.
• A second screening was displayed on Thursday 16th September 2021, during the private view of Ecologies of Change exhibition in association with Printmakers Council UK.

In Residence has also been screened as a part of the following film festivals:

2022

• Love Story Film Festival, London

2021

• Madras Independent Film Festival, India
• Tagore International Film Festival, India
• Marudham Indie Film Festival, India