This Used to be Here
in post-production • feature documentary/fiction

Following a chance encounter, a filmmaker is offered an unusual job by the father of his childhood best friend: as a Christmas present, put his daughter Zoe into one of his films. Spanning across seven years and two countries, This Used to be Here combines documentary and fiction, fact and fantasy, to depict a transnational tale about dreams, family and filmmaking.

Cast
Chris Blakeman
Robyn Blakeman
Michael McGrath
Setsuko McGrath

Writer/Director/Producer/
Editor

Kenta McGrath

Director of Photography
Hugh Thomson

Sound Recordist
Benjamin Mulvey

Production Assistants
Jennie Feyen
Tim Holland
Suzannah Thomson

Sound Editor
Matt Bairstow

Executive Producers
Antonio Traverso
Lindsay Hallam