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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 9d

shows how far the corruption reaches...

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 13d

thank you so much!!

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 15d

Daughter of a baron makes a joke out of a working class bloke and his political aspirations... lol. Somehow it just kills the article. I WONDER WHY...

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 15d

What a miserable mass media we have!

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 15d

couuurrsseeee they did

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you, endlessly, to EVERYONE who is screening, supporting or just watching the film. There's still more to come too. Judging by our Spanish reviews it went down well in Vigo on Tuesday. How often can you say that you made a film and it screened in 3 different places, on a big screen, in a week?

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 15d

Big ol' weekend ahead! I'm heading to Exeter, UK with @kingsleymarshall.bsky.social and we're looking forward to a fun day at Hell Tor. Sunday the film is BACK in York, UK for a second time after it graced the city with the OG @indiehorrorsoc.bsky.social. I sadly can't make it as I'll be turning 42!

MYSKATONIC @myskatonic.co · 15d

An action packed weekend is ahead! #TheBirdwatcherFilm is at both #HellTor festival in Exeter: carrionfilms.co.uk/helltorfesti...

And #DeadNorthern film festival in York: www.deadnorthern.co.uk.

Tickets available through their respective websites!

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 16d

this is called EXCELLENCE! That's a thing that a lot of people know nothing about, especially those hammering this dude haha.

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 16d

I'd be surprised if Starmer's life in government will last much longer!

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 16d

get rid of them both

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 18d

Starmer is weak.

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 22d

Spain's time has come! @gfffestival.bsky.social is unleashing The Birdwatcher on its audiences next week! So pumped to be a part of this amazing festival in a country I have so much respect for in the current political climate. HELL YEAH!

MYSKATONIC @myskatonic.co · 22d

The Spanish premiere of #TheBirdwatcherFilm will take place at @gfffestival.bsky.social in Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain on Tuesday 23rd September.

It’s an honour to be a part of the amazing line-up at this powerhouse of a festival. For further information & tickets, visit the festival’s website.

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · 23d

A big Saturday this weekend... Cosmic Horror fans in the UK and across the Atlantic in the USA, unite! Grateful and happy for my film to be in so many fests across the world. Our Spanish premiere is announced tomorrow - watch this space. Spooky season is in full swing!

MYSKATONIC @myskatonic.co · 23d

An action packed weekend is about to happen for #TheBirdwatcherFilm in both the UK and USA. On Saturday (across timezones) we're at @dirtinthegate.bsky.social's #GRINDFEST in Dorset, UK and then @hplff.bsky.social in Porland, OR, USA. Amazing festivals supporting independent cinema! Thank you both.

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's always good for me to shoot and make stuff solely on my own, and these videos act like a sort of 'blowing out of the cobwebs'. With this video, and the forthcoming stuff, I'm leaning into the skate/surf videos I grew up on. Follow us on instagram for more over the coming months.

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Sep 10

THE ROAD TO HELLFEST.

A sub 3 minute tour short from my time with @defeaterhc.bsky.social back in June. Heading to Glasgow with them this weekend for their headlining appearance at Core festival. Then we're back in Europe at the end of October for 11 days of chaos

vimeo.com/1117123887?s...

The Road To Hellfest - A Defeater Tour Short

A sub 3 minute short documentary following Boston hardcore band 'Defeater' over their short weekend run of European gigs in June 2025, leading to one of…

vimeo.com

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Sep 7

this is exactly it. THEY DON'T CARE. In fact I would actually bet that most of them would laugh down the pub about it. There needs to be a new approach, and fast.

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Sep 4

the media ghouls don't like it! Well played that man. Beautiful. A true show of character.

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Sep 4

Anemone & Rose of Nevada are two films I'm really excited to watch. Around the edges of this are a lot of other films I've really got no interest in. There's this distinct feeling amongst many of them that the celebrity aspect is bigger than the actual filmmaking... and that ain't it, for me.

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Aug 29

someone will get seriously hurt from all this, and the media will go ghostly silent as they realise what they've created. Same as the riots. Fuck the corporate media. To hell and back.

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Aug 28

BIRMINGHAM, UK is next up on the @indiehorrorsoc.bsky.social tour as #TheBirdwatcherFilm does its rounds. September 11th at THE MOCKINGBIRD.

We've also got a new festival to announce next month for the North West of England so watch this space!

MYSKATONIC @myskatonic.co · Aug 28

The next screening of #TheBirdwatcherFilm is at the Birmingham date of @indiehorrorsoc.bsky.social's UK tour at The Mockingbird!

Tickets are available here - tinyurl.com/yepavdjp

#Shortfilm #CosmicHorror #FolkHorror #IndieCinema

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Aug 24

What do you get when you mix a volatile corporate press, operating in the name of the establishment, and a government that tries to copy the policies of an already volatile right wing party... See below. Starmer has thrown as much petrol at this fire as Farage.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 24

MPs voice alarm at rise in online abuse over immigration debate

After further demonstrations at hotels housing asylum seekers, MPs say level of harassment worse than during Brexit MPs have raised the alarm about a rise in abuse linked to debates around immigration, with some reporting levels of online harassment and death threats worse than during the Brexit years. The warning came after a weekend of protests and counter protests at hotels used to house asylum seekers, with 15 people arrested on Saturday and demonstrations continuing into Sunday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Aug 21

Myskatonic is back at one of my favourite festivals this weekend, @hplff.bsky.social. It's nestled within the home of HP Lovecraft - Providence, RI, USA.

I won't be attending sadly but the film screens on Sunday. Keep those @letterboxd.social reviews coming, I love seeing people's interpretations.

MYSKATONIC @myskatonic.co · Aug 21

Times are out for @hplff.bsky.social's first offering of the year in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. #TheBirdwatcherFilm screens on Sunday at 12.30pm! Doors at noon.

It's good to be back after our first time in 2019 with #BackwoodsFilm. We're pencilled next to some great shorts, so don't miss out!

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RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Aug 18

lol when has social media ever been that apart from in its early blueprints... This sounds like lobbying for social media. If people are missing the fundamental skills off a device, that means we're in big trouble, and kids need supporting more to relearn what that is beyond a screen.

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Aug 16

yeah these days there seems to be a large amount of people in the UK who morally would be backing the losing side of WW2... They're called reform voters.

RYAN MACKFALL @ryancrashburn.bsky.social · Aug 15

he's a dancing clown with a tin cup, ready to accept anything he can get. He'll dance to whatever tune you like, even if it was one he previously advised against.

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