Nina Gielen
@ninagielen.bsky.social
This Sun, 11/9/25: Looking forward to moderating a convo with five talented filmmakers as part of this year's New York Short Film Festival. Work & production tips from Filmshop members Hannah Engelson, Nathan Fitch, Katherin Machalek, Eavvon O'Neal, Arthur Vincie. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nysff-...
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This Sun, 11/9/25: Looking forward to moderating a convo with five talented filmmakers as part of this year's New York Short Film Festival. Work & production tips from Filmshop members Hannah Engelson, Nathan Fitch, Katherin Machalek, Eavvon O'Neal, Arthur Vincie. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nysff-...
Looking forward to moderating a talkback with Director Chris Kentis following our screening of indie thriller OPEN WATER 🦈 on 10/4/25, 2pm! at the Filmshop House on Governors Island.
RSVP (free): www.eventbrite.com/e/open-water...
#Filmshop #ChrisKentis #SharkMovie #SupportIndependentFilm
RSVP (free): www.eventbrite.com/e/open-water...
#Filmshop #ChrisKentis #SharkMovie #SupportIndependentFilm
"Open Water" Screening & Talkback
A screening of the indie film classic "Open Water." Talkback to follow with director Chris Kentis, moderated by Nina Gielen.
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September 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Looking forward to moderating a talkback with Director Chris Kentis following our screening of indie thriller OPEN WATER 🦈 on 10/4/25, 2pm! at the Filmshop House on Governors Island.
RSVP (free): www.eventbrite.com/e/open-water...
#Filmshop #ChrisKentis #SharkMovie #SupportIndependentFilm
RSVP (free): www.eventbrite.com/e/open-water...
#Filmshop #ChrisKentis #SharkMovie #SupportIndependentFilm
Gen X problems: "If a lot of people like or participate in a thing, it must be lame. We distrust sincerity and use irony as a shield. But sincerity and community are what we need right now... Let the 33-year-old socialist who’s good at TikTok become the next mayor."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/o...
Opinion | Don’t Be a Loser, Gen X Baby
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August 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Gen X problems: "If a lot of people like or participate in a thing, it must be lame. We distrust sincerity and use irony as a shield. But sincerity and community are what we need right now... Let the 33-year-old socialist who’s good at TikTok become the next mayor."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/o...
Empathy in Filmmaking:
Workshop on ethical storytelling & Screening (plus filmmaker talkback) of short doc CANS Can’t Stand on Louisiana’s anti-LGBTQ+ CANS law
Sun, June 29, 2025, 12 PM
Filmshop House, Governors Island
FREE with RSVP: loom.ly/NRCh9p8
#Filmshop #Pride2025 #BLMMonth #DocumentaryFilm
Workshop on ethical storytelling & Screening (plus filmmaker talkback) of short doc CANS Can’t Stand on Louisiana’s anti-LGBTQ+ CANS law
Sun, June 29, 2025, 12 PM
Filmshop House, Governors Island
FREE with RSVP: loom.ly/NRCh9p8
#Filmshop #Pride2025 #BLMMonth #DocumentaryFilm
Empathy in Doc Filmmaking Workshop & Screening
An Empathy in Filmmaking workshop, documentary screening, and talkback with filmmaker Matt Nadel and activist Wendi Cooper.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Empathy in Filmmaking:
Workshop on ethical storytelling & Screening (plus filmmaker talkback) of short doc CANS Can’t Stand on Louisiana’s anti-LGBTQ+ CANS law
Sun, June 29, 2025, 12 PM
Filmshop House, Governors Island
FREE with RSVP: loom.ly/NRCh9p8
#Filmshop #Pride2025 #BLMMonth #DocumentaryFilm
Workshop on ethical storytelling & Screening (plus filmmaker talkback) of short doc CANS Can’t Stand on Louisiana’s anti-LGBTQ+ CANS law
Sun, June 29, 2025, 12 PM
Filmshop House, Governors Island
FREE with RSVP: loom.ly/NRCh9p8
#Filmshop #Pride2025 #BLMMonth #DocumentaryFilm
Fun & thorough NYT analysis of the JAWS monster movie template: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How ‘Jaws’ Made a Template for the Modern Blockbuster (Gift Article)
Much more than a mere creature feature, “Jaws” created a playbook that filmmakers have followed closely for 50 years.
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June 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Fun & thorough NYT analysis of the JAWS monster movie template: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Tips: Eat plant-based foods; take public transportation and trains when possible; draw on renewable energy when possible; have a smaller family; raise kids with a sense of responsibility; help bring about institutional change through collective action. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
What’s the Best Thing I Can Do for the Planet? (Gift Article)
For Earth Day, we asked the experts. They shared advice on how to be the best planetary citizen possible.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Tips: Eat plant-based foods; take public transportation and trains when possible; draw on renewable energy when possible; have a smaller family; raise kids with a sense of responsibility; help bring about institutional change through collective action. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/4y3jvd4P
Join me on April 5th
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March 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/4y3jvd4P
"If someone legally in the U.S. can be grabbed from his home for engaging in constitutionally protected political activity, we are in a drastically different country [since] Trump’s inauguration. ... A government this willing to disregard the First Amendment is a danger to us all."
Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare (Gift Article)
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"If someone legally in the U.S. can be grabbed from his home for engaging in constitutionally protected political activity, we are in a drastically different country [since] Trump’s inauguration. ... A government this willing to disregard the First Amendment is a danger to us all."
Reposted by Nina Gielen
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Republicans will soon bring forward a “reconciliation” bill, that encapsulates the value system of greed and their obedience to oligarchy.
It is the economic essence of Trumpism. It will make the rich richer & the poor poorer.
It must be defeated. And we can defeat it.
It is the economic essence of Trumpism. It will make the rich richer & the poor poorer.
It must be defeated. And we can defeat it.
February 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
From Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, director, Museum of the City of New York: "13% of NYC’s economic output is generated by creative workers, but a majority of artists earn less than the living wage. Reimagining an NYC version of the 1930s WPA Federal Art Project ... would put money in [their] pockets."
How to Make New York City More Affordable: 40 Big Ideas
As the cost of living dominates politics, dozens of residents offered plans to bring down the price of housing, child care, transportation, cultural life and more.
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January 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, director, Museum of the City of New York: "13% of NYC’s economic output is generated by creative workers, but a majority of artists earn less than the living wage. Reimagining an NYC version of the 1930s WPA Federal Art Project ... would put money in [their] pockets."
Reposted by Nina Gielen
Secret Panel HERE 🛌 tapas.io/episode/1895172
November 21, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Secret Panel HERE 🛌 tapas.io/episode/1895172