I don't really post on here anymore because fascism, but this time next week, I'll be collapsed in a pool of sweat somewhere on Hackney Marshes, with my only consolation being that I've raised money for the brilliant @CLAPACOMMUNITY.
Donate if you can: justgiving.com/page/smorgan-…
They are protesting a bill that seeks to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people and will result in less protection and rights for them.
If you're in London on November 25th, and you want to hear me talk about Kes, regional filmmaking, class, and authorship, this might be the event for you: whatson.bfi.org.uk/online/de…
I'm only four decades behind the curve, but holy shit, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are fucking ace live.
Although Warren Ellis is the real star, and now I mostly want what I've always really wanted, to see The Dirty Three live.
THE BIG AUSSIE GIGS CONTINUE TONIGHT IN MELBOURNE, A CITY VERY NEAR *AND* DEAR TO MY HEART.
Also first heads up of maybe many, but I will only be using this platform to let you know about shows, records, etc from here on out. I'm on BlueSky as a human with thoughts n bits.
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were filmed chanting racist, genocidal slogans. They were also reportedly attacking local Muslims.
For the BBC to fail to mention this in its reporting of the violence in Amsterdam last night is disgraceful. Sky the same. /1
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2y…
This morning , I recorded a thing for an upcoming @indicatorseries blu-ray, and this afternoon, I came home to a box of treats from @SeverinFilms.
Physical media roolz ok.
Given my interest in the UK circulation of Australian cinema, I've long been tempted to start collecting films on 'obsolete' formats. I've (mostly) resisted, but couldn't go past this post-Scum VHS of STIR (1980). #AllScrewsAreScum
Needed something, anything else, so finally catching up with WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY. Just spent an entire scene trying to figure out who plays the record exec only to look it up and realise that the reason the dude looked so damn familiar is because he's actual @alyankovic.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, demands the removal of children’s paintings depicting world peace at the main entrance of the UN building. “Nothing about Israel. Nothing about our hostages… This is shameful,” Danon said.
The Israeli military has killed more children in Gaza over the past year than were killed in any single year of conflict over the past two decades, an Oxfam analysis found.
'Provoked Narratives: Screening Films on Palestine'
films about Palestine (1967-1984)
Centre for Film and Ethics, the Global South Cinematheque, and the Palestine Film Institute
Queen Mary, Uni of London, E1 4NS
Tuesday, November 12, 3- 6 pm
Book: tinyurl.com/5yub2twk