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A documentary filmmaker's honest dispatches from life & work, in-depth conversations with fascinating people, cultural picks and THE FILM THREAD, a hand-curated members' film club. One curious mind, applied to everything.
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Breaking up with Vimeo (and an escape route for filmmakers) (opens the original)
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In today’s dispatch, I’m lifting the curtain on a decision I’ve recently been grappling with around an important tech platform in my documentary-making life. Whether you make films or just enjoy watching them, you probably know Vimeo. But did you know about its recent sale to a huge, private tech conglomerate known for gutting the companies it acquires?Read on for the story of my own Vimeo journey over the past 18 years, followed by a report from my conversation last week with Guy Loftus, the fo
Red squirrels and nuclear espionage (I'm back!) (opens the original)
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After a brief hiatus while the kids have been off school for the summer, it’s my absolute pleasure to be back in your inbox with the latest atomic film pick I’m freeing from the paid archives. If you just want to cut to the chase and click through to my deep dive essay on the film you can do that here:THE SPY GONE NORTHOr if you’ve got a little more time, read on for a slightly longer welcome back update - with bo
‘Please Stand By’ (2017): autism, Star Trek & a runaway script (opens the original)
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Thanks to everyone who tuned into my live chat with Gareth - and for bearing with the slightly late start (those darn technology gremlins were out to get me, but I fought back & we beat’em in the end 😄). It was a particular delight to see the brilliant whose fascinating but fun newsletter of curious science stuff - - IS amazing. If you don’t already read it you should definitely check it out pronto; why not start with this recent Star Trek-inspired piece (it’s paywalled but thereR
GUEST POST | Oppenheimer vs Hollywood: a next-generation perspective (opens the original)
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As we mark the anniversary today of the US atomic attack on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, I’m back with the last of three commemorative posts considering cinema’s relationship with mankind’s most destructive weapon. If you missed them, here are the previous two – my unpaywalled deep dive into a visceral animated survivor’s story and a cross-post from historian Alex Wellerstein:10 Things to Know About Barefoot Gen<
A special summer live event for The Film Thread 🎬🪡🖖 (opens the original)
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Hi film fans!There’s a slightly different flavour to this month’s film club proceedings as I’m in my annual summer slowdown while the kids are off school for 6 weeks. But fear not – I’m still flexing my curatorial muscles, with my latest autism film pick for you to add to your August watchlist.It’s a film that didn’t do the kind of box office business you might expect given its cast, but which nonetheless provides a thoroughly diverting 90 minutes whilst also throwing up more than a few talking
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