Red Ridicule (A HIPS 2024 student project)

Memento Park, an open-air museum on the outskirts of Budapest, was created in 1993 to showcase the statues and plaques constructed during Hungary’s Communist period (1949-1989). Over the course of our internship at the Blinken OSA Archivum, our group created a short, poetic documentary to reflect on Memento Park’s role in public history. Our film suggests that the Park’s visitors may be erasing the grim realities of Communist-era Hungary by using the site in a trivial way. Through Red Ridicule, we aim to provoke varied interpretations, ultimately encouraging viewers to think critically about their engagement with the past.
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Creators:
Aki Yamasaki
Maud Beard
Momina Khurshid
Ruth Woodfield
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A History in the Public Sphere Erasmus Mundus student project created in the framework of the internship at the Blinken OSA Archivum.
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Credits:
Juz Alesowskij - Dal Sztálinról - TheMementoPark ( • Juz Alesowskij - Dal S... )
Singtel Girls Szingapúr - TheMementoPark ( • Singtel Girls Szingapúr )
Beatrice - Azok a boldog szép napok - magyarmetal ( • Beatrice - Azok a bold... )
Ha én egyszer megmondom - Memento Park Budapest Facebook (www.facebook.c...)
Szovjet katonalakjának ledöntése a Szabadság szobor alatt (Mikó József felvétele, 1956) - Nemzeti Filmintézet - Filmarchívum ( • Szovjet katonalakjának... )
Pelikán elvtárs a Memento Parkról - The Memento Park ( • Pelikán elvtárs a Meme... )
Anthem of Hungary and USSR | 1954 | Liberation Day Parade - Hungarian Ball ( • Anthem of Hungary and ... )
Köszönjük néked Rákosi elvtárs -Various Artists - Topic ( • Köszönjük néked Rákosi... )