Dan
@itsdanielarthur.bsky.social
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Film student TB + general nerd activities @tbfighters.org 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 tbfighters.org
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The almost universal use of “Victorian disease” in UK news reporting about tuberculosis only stigmatises further the people living with it today. When we name TB today as a disease of the Victorian slums, we call the people ill with TB today its inhabitants.
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I feel like I can’t make anything (film wise) because I don’t have the endless money and people power to do it to the absolute best of what I can imagine, so then I feel like I can’t start it because then I’ll “waste” the idea? Please tell me I’m not alone in this, and also what to do about it 🙃🙃
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We had such a great time at the US #TBHillDay in April we're taking it up north!🇨🇦 Join us for the #LeadOnTB Advocacy Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept 25, 2025: bit.ly/LeadOnTB
A clear day with small Canadian flag in front of an official looking building. "Join the Fight Against Tuberculosis in Canada ~ Thursday September 25, 2025. Register now for a TB advocacy day on Parliament Hill"
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I’ve been on the beta testing for a number of months, it got me through my dissertation, it definitely works!
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I say different, but it’s about how and why people choose to consume certain sources of media, so not miles away by any means
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Definitely, I should be doing a job next month which is basically that (but a different subject)
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I vaguely remember that. It’s also 10 years since I left primary school this year. Starting September, none of the kids in the high school down the road were there when I was. 5 years of my life, and now in some ways I feel fully gone from the place (but also in some ways like I will never be).
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I’m now looking for work in film/tv/video, particularly documentary work as this was my focus for the last 18 months of my degree. I am also a skilled researcher and have a wide photography portfolio. Happy to work in-person or remotely - if you have anything suitable, send me a message/email!
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Today I graduated with a BA (Hons) First Class Degree in Film Production. I also won the Outstanding Dissertation Award for my dissertation on ethical approaches to documentary filmmaking when working with vulnerable contributors.
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If you are able to see it, you simply must, and then do everything you can to bring change. It was made with HBO, so please keep an eye out for it.

I’m now eating, so I’ll share more about other films later!
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The other “The Alabama Solution” about the Alabama Department of Corrections and the horrors and crimes taking place inside their prisons. Mostly filmed by the prisoners on illegal cellphones, it shows what a well-resourced cover-up system has previously censored.
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I saw two films about the American (in)justice system. One called, “A Perfect Neighbour”, a sobering message about racism and gun violence, with the story told almost entirely through police bodycam and cctv footage. It is a Netflix production, so should be there at some point.
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I have spent this week volunteering at Sheffield Documentary Festival, and seen some truly incredible films. It’s also helped my clarify some of my own ideas, including a short documentary about TB which I hope to make within the next couple of years!
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“There’s something so interesting observing The Current US Government Situation from the peaceful stability of The Netherlands” *sees the current situation of the Dutch government* “OH OK”
elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
ALT: elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
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I need to find somewhere in Bruges to watch it! Up the Dons!!
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Thing I am excited about for my trip Thursday night edition - the travel cards for Paris are SO COOL, and they use NFC so you can top them up USING YOUR PHONE!!! Why doesn’t London have that for Oyster cards, it would be so much easier!!!!

And yes I do already have the app installed. I am READY.
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👀 (it is a good film though)
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🚨Tomorrow is the LAST day for House representatives to sign the #Tuberculosis Dear Colleague letter! 🚨Check out the @resultsorg.bsky.social scorecard to see if your rep has signed - if not, give them a call! docs.google.com/spre...
Money falling and the US Capitol. "Call your Legislators! Ask them to sign the Dear Colleague Letter. Support funding for Global Health USAID, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund."
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I love reading, but I am a slow reader. What a cruel world.
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Nigerian fiction is highly underrated.
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And it’s not running away, as much as it is being forced out and not being willing to live in and contribute financially to a country that doesn’t afford me safety and dignity. I don’t have an obligation to be unhappy, particularly when it is unlikely to change anything for the community as a whole.