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Bad Habitus Project

Bad Habitus Project

1997
Documentary
44 min
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Bad Habitus Project collates images and ideas about the city of Newcastle. It is a portrait of the city built out of the stuff it has discarded: junk,…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Richard Crow

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

evocative raw experimental contemplative artistic melancholic unique overlooked transforming gritty atmospheric deliberate

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
May 14, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

The 'Bad Habitus Project' is an intriguing exercise in cinematic archaeology, unearthing the character of Newcastle through its discarded remnants. The film's strength lies in its evocative imagery of junk, machinery, and decaying nature, curated with an artist's…

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David Sterling
May 14, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

Provocative and profoundly visual, 'Bad Habitus Project' redefines urban cinema. By focusing on the junk, the decay, and the forgotten machinery of Newcastle, the film unearths a hidden narrative of the city. The artist's integral role – feeling…

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Sophia Chen
May 14, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

A curious and contemplative work, 'Bad Habitus Project' uses the detritus of Newcastle as its primary visual vocabulary. The film feels like an extended artist's statement, a deliberate act of observing and reflecting the city's essence through its…

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Marcus Bellwether
May 14, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is an artistically driven piece that delves into the soul of Newcastle through its refuse. 'Bad Habitus Project' is less about telling a story and more about immersing the viewer in the city's forgotten corners and decaying…

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Eleanor Vance
May 14, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

The 'Bad Habitus Project' presents a fascinating, albeit unconventional, portrait of Newcastle. It eschews traditional documentary tropes, instead weaving a narrative from the city's discarded detritus – rust, decay, and forgotten machinery. The artist's active engagement is palpable,…

FAQs

Yes, the artist's presence is described as activating the film. 'Bad Habitus Project' is activated by the presence of the artist, who 'feels out its atmospherics' and reproduces the quality of the city's space. This suggests an engaged, participatory role rather than a purely observational one, making the artist an integral part of the film's dynamic.