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Byddi Lee 📚 Author |🎭Playwright |🎬 Screenwriter @byddi.bsky.social · 18d

Last day for Barren's Kindle Countdown Deal - 99p/c to download in honour of World Childless Week - s.byddi.com/barren
1 in 5 people are childless, so please share this post so they can see they are not alone. We are out there and we are worthy!

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Barren - Kindle edition by Lee, Byddi. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Barren.

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Robin Write @filmotomy.bsky.social · 25d

10th Femme Filmmakers Festival Official Program Now Available For Download

We apologise for the very late arrival of the official program of the 10th Femme Filmmakers Festival, but there is more than enough here to keep your senses buzzing in the week leading up to the online event. And don't…

10th Femme Filmmakers Festival Official Program Now Available For Download

We apologise for the very late arrival of the official program of the 10th Femme Filmmakers Festival, but there is more than enough here to keep your senses buzzing in the week leading up to the online event. And don't forget to visit and bookmark the official website, where most of the 10th edition coverage will take place. Again, this editor takes no credit for this work of art.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · 27d

So glad to hear that my idea for a #DirectedbyWomen Worldwide Film Viewing Party has inspired people to prioritize films by women directors over the course of this past decade! There really are SO many amazing options to choose from and more continue to be made.

Sylvie @slywit.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ten years ago this month, inspired by the #DirectedByWomen worldwide watch party and the #52FilmsByWomen initiative, I began to prioritize women directors. Despite this list being at 450+ films, I still have many greats left to see. This month, #FemaleFilmmakerFriday will be all about those gaps. 📽️

Directed by Women (2015–2025)

LIST IN PROGRESS: This is a list of all feature films* directed by women that I have watched since 2015, which is when I started to prioritize female directors, first with my "Directed By Women" proje...

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Jul 28

Ten authors by whom I have read 5 books:

Lloyd Alexander
Jane Austen
Deepak Chopra
Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
Diana Gabaldon
P.D. James
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ellis Peters
Rupert Sheldrake
Alberto Villoldo

These are the authors who came to mind. I could list many more...

Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Jul 4

"On this July 4th, 249 years after our founders were compelled to put in writing the necessity of achieving independence, let’s take strength from their commitment to overcoming the yoke of oppression. And let’s not doubt our capacity now to overcome the despotic demands of a deranged dictator."

Independence Day Is Resistance Day

Reflections on the Declaration of Independence, Frederick Douglass and our historical commitment to fighting tyranny

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Jul 3

Finally!

Year of the Fox directed by Megan Fox @thecinechick is getting a theatrical release!

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Year of the Fox — Monument Releasing

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · May 25

“I am intent on making sure our members have the space to grow, the opportunities to educate and learn from one another, and the support of their fellow filmmakers to carve out the best career they can,”

Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · May 25

👏👏👏

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American Society of Cinematographers Elects Mandy Walker as President

The first meeting of the complete 2025-’26 Board of Governors will be held in June.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 24

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 19

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?

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ARRAY @arraynow.bsky.social · Apr 17

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will present its 10th Great Americans Medal to ARRAY's founder, Ava DuVernay, May 8 for her extraordinary contributions to the nation as a director, writer, producer and film distributor.

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Smithsonian To Present Great Americans Medal to Ava DuVernay | Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will present its 10th Great Americans Medal to Ava DuVernay May 8 for her extraordinary contributions to the nation as a director, writer, produce...

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Apr 17

Thanks for making this!

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Megan Griffiths @thecinechick.bsky.social · Apr 17

TRS signal boost from @geekwire.com ... #teslaregretsyndrome #troublemakers

Suffering from ‘Tesla Regret Syndrome’? Spoof ad from Seattle group is latest dig at Elon Musk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQOvkgZL9eU A Seattle-based activist group that has been taking part in protests aimed at Elon Musk and Tesla showrooms in

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Chris Adamson @invalidname.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Apr 10

Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Apr 4

I know just how she feels.

Cat presses head against my leg as I pet her.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Apr 4

"Public attitudes are changing, old political and economic certainties melting away. Doubts about the mechanistic approach to agriculture and medicine are growing; the vision of conquering nature is losing its glamour. The climate is changing, both literally and metaphorically."

Rupert Sheldrake | Substack

Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University he worked in developmental biology as a Fellow of Clare College. Click to r...

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Apr 2

"Run to the stronghold."

#RIP #ValKilmer

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Mar 30

Even if you are already familiar with @timothysnyder.bsky.social 's 20 Lessons On Tyranny, go ahead and listen to John Lithgow read them. They are powerful and we can all benefit from reflecting on how we are living them.

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow

Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Mar 6

'The “Polity IV” index—which measures levels of democracy and authoritarianism in every country—decided to re-classify the United States as a non-democracy. The official notice read as follows: “The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy.”'

Is American democracy doomed?

How to understand the concept of "competitive authoritarianism" and why it's crucial to push back now to avoid it.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Mar 5

"We must renew the positive story of democracy and its advantages, and we can do so humbly and with respect for cultural differences. We must elevate and support the vital voices of people around the world fighting for their freedoms and their rights."

What Democracy Brings

And What the Cuts to the National Endowment for Democracy Take Away

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Mar 1

We revisited Hoosiers tonight as we mourn the passing of the great Gene Hackman.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Mar 1

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
14/20

Film poster for Hoosiers (1986) directed by David Anspaugh.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Feb 28

#CurrentlyListening
Muireann Bradley's debut album I Kept These Old Blues on @hoopladigital.bsky.social thanks to my #publiclibrary
#blues #music
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Album cover for Muireann Bradley's I Kept These Old Blues.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Feb 27

I love Excalibur. Did I tell you I had the chance to meet and have a meal with Boorman when he visited IU Cinema? Just delightful.

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Barbara Ann O'Leary @meaningemerges.bsky.social · Feb 27

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.
#FilmSky
#FilmChallenge
13/20

Film poster for Somewhere (2010) directed by Sofia Coppola.

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