Andrew Garton
@andrewgarton.bsky.social
Filmmaker, musician, producer and media comms educator of Ukraine/Austrian descent. Member of Association for Progressive Communications.
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Andrew Garton
@andrewgarton.bsky.social
· Jul 31
THE IAN URQUHART CINEREEL ARCHIVE
Introducing the Ian Urquhart Cinereel Archive, eight hours of silent Standard 8mm film shot by former British civil service officer, Ian Urquhart in Baram District,…
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Finished and gifted to the world, the Ian Urquhart Cinereel Archive, eight hours of silent Standard 8mm film shot by former British civil service officer, Ian Urquhart in Baram District, Sarawak, Malaysia. Available from the @archive.org search >> IAN URQUHART
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Open invitation to a one-off free screening of my films KNOW ME and THIS CHOIR SINGS CAROLS on Saturday 6 December 2025. Details below:
www.facebook.com/events/17977...
www.facebook.com/events/17977...
Screening KNOW ME at Hildebrand Organic Vineyard
Event in Cottles Bridge, VIC, Australia by Andrew Garton on Saturday, December 6 2025
www.facebook.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Open invitation to a one-off free screening of my films KNOW ME and THIS CHOIR SINGS CAROLS on Saturday 6 December 2025. Details below:
www.facebook.com/events/17977...
www.facebook.com/events/17977...
Surveillance in Ethiopia has evolved beyond a mere function of the state (and deployed against women, its effects, writes genderit.org, are particularly devastating).
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Surveillance in Ethiopia has evolved beyond a mere function of the state (and deployed against women, its effects, writes genderit.org, are particularly devastating).
Rising in the Forest: A Documentary on Hunter-Gatherer Childhood
YouTube video by Gül Deniz Salalı
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Reposted by Andrew Garton
We honor the millions of Ukrainians who were starved by the Soviet regime and vow to never forget their resistance and loss.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We honor the millions of Ukrainians who were starved by the Soviet regime and vow to never forget their resistance and loss.
🧵 1/2 ⬇️
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IMHO, teachers too have become tireless filters of said AI use. This last batch of marking I did lead me through strange, weird territory, one student arguing prior to submitting an assignment that genAI was here to help them. All it would do is aid them in achieving a lower grade.
Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says
Stephen Gageler warns the speed of AI’s development could be outstripping people’s ability to ‘comprehend its potential risks and rewards’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
IMHO, teachers too have become tireless filters of said AI use. This last batch of marking I did lead me through strange, weird territory, one student arguing prior to submitting an assignment that genAI was here to help them. All it would do is aid them in achieving a lower grade.
It's hard to not see this country sliding into chaos... it may take longer than others, but political timidity, incrementalism and cowardice is creating such a vacuum it beggars belief that Labour does not see it. They appear so removed from the lives of everyday people.
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
It's hard to not see this country sliding into chaos... it may take longer than others, but political timidity, incrementalism and cowardice is creating such a vacuum it beggars belief that Labour does not see it. They appear so removed from the lives of everyday people.
Balance mag invites journalists, writers, researchers, and storytellers to pitch thoughtful pieces on how technology will shape our lives and our planet in 2026. .
balance.commonedge.asia/opening-2026...
balance.commonedge.asia/opening-2026...
Special Edition - Framing 2026
The Balance team is preparing a special edition to open 2026 — a collection of stories, ideas, and sharp insights on where digital power is heading, and how we might rethink it.
balance.commonedge.asia
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Balance mag invites journalists, writers, researchers, and storytellers to pitch thoughtful pieces on how technology will shape our lives and our planet in 2026. .
balance.commonedge.asia/opening-2026...
balance.commonedge.asia/opening-2026...
A new recording studio has emerged from the rubble of a once derelict warehouse in Ascot Vale, Melbourne where I'll be collaborating with sound engineer and pianist, Rob Rolfe, as producer on various in-house projects. Much of the studio he built himself, his mother's drop-jaw paintings everywhere.
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A new recording studio has emerged from the rubble of a once derelict warehouse in Ascot Vale, Melbourne where I'll be collaborating with sound engineer and pianist, Rob Rolfe, as producer on various in-house projects. Much of the studio he built himself, his mother's drop-jaw paintings everywhere.
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This Is All Our Rulers Are Offering Us
"The AI-generated clip looks fake and creepy, and everything about Musk’s post is downright depressing. But it’s not quite as fake, creepy and depressing as the capitalist dystopia which birthed it."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/this-is-al...
"The AI-generated clip looks fake and creepy, and everything about Musk’s post is downright depressing. But it’s not quite as fake, creepy and depressing as the capitalist dystopia which birthed it."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/this-is-al...
This Is All Our Rulers Are Offering Us
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This Is All Our Rulers Are Offering Us
"The AI-generated clip looks fake and creepy, and everything about Musk’s post is downright depressing. But it’s not quite as fake, creepy and depressing as the capitalist dystopia which birthed it."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/this-is-al...
"The AI-generated clip looks fake and creepy, and everything about Musk’s post is downright depressing. But it’s not quite as fake, creepy and depressing as the capitalist dystopia which birthed it."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/this-is-al...
No where will be spared. That's the grim reality many of us have been living with for decades. I saw this coming at the UN Conf on Environment and Development in Rio in 1992. We had a chance to turn this around, it was possible but drastically irresponsible efforts have been made to push back since.
All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
No where will be spared. That's the grim reality many of us have been living with for decades. I saw this coming at the UN Conf on Environment and Development in Rio in 1992. We had a chance to turn this around, it was possible but drastically irresponsible efforts have been made to push back since.
Join me at Hildebrand Organic Vineyard in Cottles Bridge, Victoria, for a free, dinner screening of KNOW ME and my unexpectedly controversial 2015 film, This Choir Sings Carols, on Saturday 6 December. RSVP essential. Let me know below, or visit the FB event page from the LinkTree in bio.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Join me at Hildebrand Organic Vineyard in Cottles Bridge, Victoria, for a free, dinner screening of KNOW ME and my unexpectedly controversial 2015 film, This Choir Sings Carols, on Saturday 6 December. RSVP essential. Let me know below, or visit the FB event page from the LinkTree in bio.
From water birth to a wet death! Extraordinary! I really should make a plan for the end of one's days.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gone to a wetter place: the Queenslanders disrupting the death industry with water cremations
Proponents of alkaline hydrolysis, a process of liquidising human remains, say the technology is a cheaper, greener and more ‘calming’ way of returning to the earth
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
From water birth to a wet death! Extraordinary! I really should make a plan for the end of one's days.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The language of Ukraine is of ancient origins. It has survived purges & much worse. @daryazorka.bsky.social
shares insights into its origins & how it is revered & respected by its speakers at home & abroad. The Ukrainian song from 1571 tells us a great deal of a language some claim never existed.
shares insights into its origins & how it is revered & respected by its speakers at home & abroad. The Ukrainian song from 1571 tells us a great deal of a language some claim never existed.
Surprising facts about the Ukrainian language
Interesting facts and a brief history of the Ukrainian language.
substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The language of Ukraine is of ancient origins. It has survived purges & much worse. @daryazorka.bsky.social
shares insights into its origins & how it is revered & respected by its speakers at home & abroad. The Ukrainian song from 1571 tells us a great deal of a language some claim never existed.
shares insights into its origins & how it is revered & respected by its speakers at home & abroad. The Ukrainian song from 1571 tells us a great deal of a language some claim never existed.
Seriously, I'm seeing more and more folks are using ChatGPT to fact check generative AI posts and images! Thirty-six years since modems became widely accessible in Australia, the paucity of digital literacy in this country is bewildering.
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Seriously, I'm seeing more and more folks are using ChatGPT to fact check generative AI posts and images! Thirty-six years since modems became widely accessible in Australia, the paucity of digital literacy in this country is bewildering.
It was quite the day out the front of St Mary's.
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It was quite the day out the front of St Mary's.
"Freedom is not just an absence of evil but a presence of good." @timothysnyder.bsky.social, On Freedom, 2025
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"Freedom is not just an absence of evil but a presence of good." @timothysnyder.bsky.social, On Freedom, 2025
I had my bag checked by security at Melbourne Airport. This came up in the scan. No one but an older security officer knew what it was.
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I had my bag checked by security at Melbourne Airport. This came up in the scan. No one but an older security officer knew what it was.
Against all odds, my first website, coded in 1994, is still online and much of it still works. Unfortunately, the RealAudio streams do not.
toysatellite.org/bh/
toysatellite.org/bh/
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Against all odds, my first website, coded in 1994, is still online and much of it still works. Unfortunately, the RealAudio streams do not.
toysatellite.org/bh/
toysatellite.org/bh/
Reposted by Andrew Garton
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
disconnect.blog
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Never ever dreamed I'd end up in an Insta Frame, but Meera from Eltham Bookshop is marvellously persuasive. Diwali celebrations in Eltham were joyous & a welcome break from the worlds I inhabit in my work. I was hanging out with author, Neil Grant & members of the Diamond Creek Tough Guys Book Club.
October 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Never ever dreamed I'd end up in an Insta Frame, but Meera from Eltham Bookshop is marvellously persuasive. Diwali celebrations in Eltham were joyous & a welcome break from the worlds I inhabit in my work. I was hanging out with author, Neil Grant & members of the Diamond Creek Tough Guys Book Club.
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, is seeing a significant decline in human traffic to the online encyclopedia. More people are getting info that’s on Wikipedia via AI chatbots trained on its articles and search engines posing a risk to the sustainability of Wikipedia.
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, is seeing a significant decline in human traffic to the online encyclopedia. More people are getting info that’s on Wikipedia via AI chatbots trained on its articles and search engines posing a risk to the sustainability of Wikipedia.
1993, when the internet was fractals we couldn't see but described in text. Perhaps the first video I can recall describing some of the work we did way back then.
youtu.be/d16go7hA7a4?...
youtu.be/d16go7hA7a4?...
Going Walkabout in Cyberspace, 1993 (edit)
YouTube video by alferg
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
1993, when the internet was fractals we couldn't see but described in text. Perhaps the first video I can recall describing some of the work we did way back then.
youtu.be/d16go7hA7a4?...
youtu.be/d16go7hA7a4?...
With Bandcamp sold twice within a couple of years and Spotify on the nose, Subvert.fm is tackling the idea of an artist owned internet, or rather, an artist run, collectively owned music marketplace. Interested? It's easy to become a supporter or artist/label founding member.
#subvertfm
#subvertfm
Subvert — The Collectively Owned Music Marketplace
A music platform owned by us all. Join Subvert to sell your work, support artists, and shape our shared future. Sincerely Ours.
Subvert.fm
October 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
With Bandcamp sold twice within a couple of years and Spotify on the nose, Subvert.fm is tackling the idea of an artist owned internet, or rather, an artist run, collectively owned music marketplace. Interested? It's easy to become a supporter or artist/label founding member.
#subvertfm
#subvertfm
Reposted by Andrew Garton
A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/olPGmsjCE8LTa
Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!
Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy
getup.to
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A Tesla executive is leading Australia’s R&D review. That’s not OK. Public roles should serve the people – not billionaires. Add your name to demand Denholm’s resignation and new integrity laws: getup.to/olPGmsjCE8LTa