Dasha Nekrasova
| Dasha Nekrasova | |
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| Born | February 19, 1991 |
| Nationality | American, Belarusian |
| Occupation | Actress, filmmaker, podcaster |
| Known for | Red Scare podcast; The Scary of Sixty-First |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Dasha Nekrasova (born February 19, 1991) is a Belarusian-American actress, filmmaker, and podcaster based in New York City. She is best known as co-host of the Red Scare podcast alongside Anna Khachiyan, and for writing and directing the horror film The Scary of Sixty-First (2021), which won the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. A resident of Lower Manhattan, Nekrasova was a prominent figure in the Dimes Square scene of the early 2020s and has had a direct working relationship with Remilia Corporation, appearing as the lead actress in the film Beautiful Tragedy, produced to accompany the Remilia Atelier capsule collection launch.
Early life and career
Nekrasova was born in Minsk in the Byelorussian SSR and immigrated to the United States as a child, settling in Nevada before later moving to California. She attended Mills College, where she earned a bachelor's degree.
In 2018, Nekrasova became briefly viral under the nickname "Sailor Socialism" after a confrontation with an InfoWars reporter at the South by Southwest festival, during which she sparred with the interviewer while dressed in a sailor uniform. The clip circulated widely online and established her public persona as a figure willing to engage provocatively with right-wing media on its own terrain.[1]
Red Scare
On March 29, 2018, Nekrasova and Anna Khachiyan launched the Red Scare podcast, a cultural commentary show initially associated with the dirtbag left. The show describes itself as a critique of neoliberalism and feminism and draws on influences including Mark Fisher, Slavoj Zizek, and Michel Houellebecq. Over its run, Red Scare drifted in political orientation, becoming more associated with the new right and support for Donald Trump, and accruing a listenership that included figures from across the cultural and political spectrum.[2] At its peak, the show was cited as a listening recommendation by a range of public figures including Lena Dunham, Chloe Sevigny, and Jonah Hill.
Nekrasova was dropped by the talent agency Gersh in 2023 following her interview on the podcast with Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist whose remarks during the episode drew widespread condemnation. She was also fired from a role in the upcoming film Iconoclast in connection with the same incident.[3]
Film work
Nekrasova's directorial debut, The Scary of Sixty-First (2021), is a psychosexual horror film set in a Manhattan apartment and alluding to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The film premiered at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Best First Feature Award. She also appeared in a recurring role in seasons three and four of the HBO drama Succession, for which the ensemble cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Dimes Square and Remilia connection
As a resident of Lower Manhattan and a Red Scare co-host, Nekrasova was a central figure in the social world of Dimes Square during its peak years of 2020–2023. Red Scare was among the podcasts most directly associated with the scene, and Nekrasova and Khachiyan's aesthetic and political sensibility — post-left, irony-saturated, hostile to institutional culture — overlapped substantially with the milieu that intersected with Remilia Corporation and the Vibe Shift moment.
Her most direct involvement with Remilia came in 2026, when she was announced as the lead actress in Beautiful Tragedy, a feature-length film directed by Ryu Jinnou and shot in Tokyo. The film, a coming-of-age drama that develops into a yakuza thriller, was produced as part of the Remilia Atelier launch campaign — Remilia's inaugural fashion collaboration with designer Elena Velez. Stills from the film served as the collection's lookbook.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Dasha Nekrasova". Wikipedia.
- ↑ "Red Scare (podcast)". Wikipedia.
- ↑ November 18, 2025. "The Long, Thorny Path to Dasha Nekrasova's Hollywood Shunning". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ February 11, 2026. "Elena Velez Partners with Remilia Corporation to Launch Remilia Atelier". Business Wire.