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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · 10d

📢 Join us for the next PVTV Creative Meet Up on Saturday, October 25.
12-4pm at @doesliverpool.com
Entry and snacks are free. Dive into animating with action figures, dialogue writing, & DIY VFX. Come make something weird with us—no experience needed.

#Liverpool #DIYFilm #LiverpoolFilm #ShortFilm

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · 16d

Stop-motion monsters on the big screen 🐾
We’re showing Michael Granberry’s Les Bêtes — dark fantasy made from recycled puppets by an animator behind Severance and Pinocchio.

Fringe Flicks, 10 Oct, @doesliverpool.com, #Liverpool
Pay What You Can tickets: buff.ly/RdvetL2
#ShortFilm #LiverpoolEvents

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · 28d

Fringe Flicks October showcases comedic creatures, poetic spirits, DIY horror, and Sophie Koko Gate’s Hotel Kalura. Global short films filled with surreal, absurd, and experimental flair. Pay what you can, all are welcome!
📍 doesliverpool.com
📅 Oct 10
🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/cl8ictb #filmfestival

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Galaxieon @chrishokenstad.bsky.social · Sep 5

Support Independent film makers
www.indiegogo.com/projects/mpo... #indiefilm #Filmaker #filmmakers #SupportIndieFilm #crowdfunding #moviescene #movie #AfricanCulture #AfricanMythology #MythandLegends

Mpobe and The Mysterious World

An African 3D fantasy film exploring Mpobe's epic journey through a mysterious world | Check out 'Mpobe and The Mysterious World' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fringe Flicks returns on Oct 10 🎬
Immerse yourself in a night of surreal, bizarre, and avant-garde short films from across the globe. Don't miss Sophie Koko Gate’s wild animation, Hotel Kalura.
📍 Join us at @doesliverpool.com
🎟 Pay What You Can
👉 Tickets: buff.ly/cv33arE
#FilmNight #LiverpoolEvents

PVTV Fringe Flicks: Surreal Short Films feat. Hotel Kalura

Fringe Flicks: surreal, absurd & underground short films in Liverpool. Featuring Sophie Koko Gate’s standout animation, Hotel Kalura.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Sep 4

All sorted now, thanks

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Sep 3

It was all working fine, but now I can't log into our Buffer account

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Aug 26

Big shoot this Thursday at our Creative Meet-Up! 🎬

We’re filming our fake deodorant advert — puppet acting, mini bathroom set, DIY lighting & camerawork.

📅 28 Aug | 🕡 6.30–9.30pm
📍 @doesliverpool.com
💸 Free, all welcome.

#LiverpoolArt #CreativeMeetUps #DIYFilmmaking

People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚧 Rigging Leo Starr 🚧
Our cosmic Scouser’s nearly ready for motion capture — eyebrows wild, hair wilder.
He’s one of the deluded billionaires in The Visionaries, our upcoming lo-fi satirical sci-fi short.
Follow for more behind-the-scenes chaos.

#Blender3D #IndieFilm #LoFiSciFi #CharacterRigging

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Peter Roger Sutcliffe @sut79.bsky.social · Aug 17

Attended a community meeting yesterday at Woolton Picture House to hear about the plans to reopen as a community cinema. Incredibly exciting project to safeguard the cultural heritage of Woolton.

www.wooltoncinema.com

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Aug 13

🎬 Fringe Flicks Season 4 – Open Call
We want your weird, surreal, satirical + experimental shorts! Screenings at @doesliverpool.com
📅 Free entry until 22 Aug
🎟 Always free for Merseyside & Africa
🏆 Audience Choice gets FREE DCP (The DCP Works)
Submit: buff.ly/QiuNud3
#ShortFilm #ExperimentalFilm

PVTV Fringe Flicks Call for Short Films

We’re looking for: Weird • Fun • Experimental • Surreal • Parody • Satire

filmfreeway.com

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Aug 6

Grouting the tiniest tiles in the world for a fake deodorant advert – obviously.

Next PVTV Creative Meet-Up:
🗓 Thu 28 Aug
🕡 6.30–9.30pm
📍 @doesliverpool.com
💸 Free

Come help us shoot absurd miniature sets and make weird stuff together.
#LiverpoolArt #CreativeMeetUps #DIYFilmmaking

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Aug 5

Pitched The Visionaries at Mansfield Town Film Fest last Sunday — a wild sci-fi satire about billionaires blasting off while Liverpool burns. Thanks to everyone who listened, laughed, or nodded slowly. 🚀📎

#SciFiFilm #IndieFilm #Satire #UKFilm #DIYFilmmaking

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jul 30

Last week’s Creative Meet-Up was absurd fun — we’re making a fake anti-woke deodorant ad. Miniature sets nearly done, test rushes shot.

Next session:
📅 Thu 28 Aug
🕡 6.30–9.30pm
📍 @doesliverpool.com
💸 Free, refreshments provided

#LiverpoolArt #LiverpoolEvents #DIYFilmmaking

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jul 20

📣 Creative Meet-Up – Tue 22 Jul
We’re finishing miniature props & sets + planning shots for our absurd anti-woke deodorant advert.

6:30–9:30 PM, DoES Liverpool. FREE.
Open to all – hands-on, creative & weird.

#LiverpoolCreatives #LiverpoolFilm #LiverpoolEvents

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks <3 Haha yeah wild is the word

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jul 16

The script for our short film The Visionaries made the semi-finals of Outstanding Screenplays 2025 + is shortlisted for MiraBan via Genera!

Hybrid satire, billionaires, cardboard sets, 3D chaos.
IMDb is live: www.imdb.com/title/tt3754...

#TheVisionaries #SpaceJarg #indiefilm #animation #scifi

The Visionaries (Short) | Short, Comedy, Drama

The Visionaries: Directed by Simon Jones, Kaylee Nicholas. As three tech billionaires prepare to launch their rockets to Mars, the people of Liverpool face eviction, confusion, and quiet resistance…

www.imdb.com

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jul 10

Fringe Flicks was a blast!
Huge thanks to all who came to @doesliverpool.com, and our incredible filmmakers!

🎉 Audience Choice Award: My Uncle Bonito’s Creative Epiphany
🎖️ Hon. Mention: ADHD Potpourri

Next event: 10 Oct
#FringeFlicks #LiverpoolFilm #DIYCinema #ShortFilm #UndergroundCinema #AltFilm

People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jul 1

🎬 July = packed with indie cinema across Merseyside.
From cult classics to surreal shorts, DIY screenings are happening all month — at Kitty’s Laundrette, @doesliverpool.com, @futureyard.org & Artefact.

#Liverpool #IndieFilm #DIYCinema #LiverpoolEvents #MerseysideFilm #AltCinema #ScouseCulture

Poster listing grassroots Liverpool film nights for July 2025, featuring Fringe Flicks, Tape Trove, Moolakai Club, Paraphysis Cinema & Anfield People’s Cinema.

People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jun 17

Reality+ by Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) is our featured short at Fringe Flicks, 4 July @ @doesliverpool.com
Lo-fi sci-fi meets surreal satire — you don’t want to miss it.

🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/yCfgv8T
#CoralieFargeat #FringeFlicks #UndergroundCinema #LiverpoolEvents #ShortFilm #WeirdFilm

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jun 10

🔥 Just dropped: limited-edition #RealityPlus poster!
A3 #ScreenPrint with glow-in-the-dark ink by Rhonda Davies, a homage to #CoralieFargeat (The Substance)
Only 20 copies — grab one while you can.
Shopping link: buff.ly/xD3ubG8
#FilmPoster #FringeFlicks #UndergroundCinema #LiverpoolArt

Reality+ Limited Edition Poster – Designed by Rhonda Davies | People Versus TV

Reality+ Limited Edition Poster – Designed by Rhonda Davies

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jun 8

📣 PVTV Creative Meet-Up – Tues 10 June 🎬✨
We’re back at @doesliverpool.com for more miniature set & prop making! Expect glue guns, strange materials & DIY weirdness.

🕡 6:30–9:30PM (drop in any time)
📍 DoES Liverpool
💰 FREE

All welcome—no experience needed!

#LiverpoolCreatives #DIYFilm #PropMaking

People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · Jun 3

🎬 Reality+ by Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) is our featured short for Fringe Flicks – a sharp, surreal vision of tech, sex & identity.

🗓 4 July, @doesliverpool.com
🎟 Pay What You Can
🔗 buff.ly/aSmZyem
#AltCinema #FringeFlicks #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #WeirdCinema #LiverpoolEvents #CoralieFargeat

Fringe Flicks: Independent Films in Liverpool

Join Liverpool's Fringe Flicks for unconventional, independent films that inspire, provoke, and connect. Free admission!

peopleversus.tv

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · May 31

🎞 Fringe Flicks returns with 3 nights of strange, bold, & brilliant shorts from around the world.

📅 4 July, Oct, Feb – themed nights
🎟 Pay What You Can
📍 @doesliverpool.com
🍹 Free tix + drink for Patreon
🖼 Local artist posters
👉 More: buff.ly/9GEzsoA

#shortfilm #DIYcinema #independentfilm

Fringe Flicks: Independent Films in Liverpool

Join Liverpool's Fringe Flicks for unconventional, independent films that inspire, provoke, and connect. Free admission!

www.peopleversus.tv

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People Versus TV @peopleversustv.bsky.social · May 8

📣 PVTV Creative Meet-Up – Tues 13 May 🎬✨
Join us 6:30–9:30PM at DoES Liverpool for another round of miniature set & prop making!

We’ve got glue guns, clay, & weird bits galore. Drop in any time—no experience needed. 💥

📍 @DoESLiverpool.com | 💰 FREE

#LiverpoolCreatives #DIYFilm #PropMaking

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