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Charlie Phillips

@charliechar

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Lover/producer of documentaries, vegan, #lufc fan, also Jewish. Head of Stories @lyftaed , programmer @folkestonedff and previously @Guardian

Folkestone, England
Joined February 2008
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Charlie Phillips
4 months
I love that nobody public is bothered apart from the reporter. So why is this a story?
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Sky News
4 months
Parkrun is facing a backlash over its decision to scrap all-time records after a row over transgender athletes taking female records. Sky's @mattuthompson has been speaking to runners in Clapham this morning to get their reaction 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602
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4 years
I tell you, I’m a bit emotional. I was 40 yesterday and I spent nearly half that waiting for a Leeds team like this. Bielsa is a once in a lifetime phenomenon. #lufc
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4 years
Looking forward to premier league giants Leeds United vs plucky championship minnows Derby tomorrow #lufc
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4 years
@MikeSegalov Yes. Hits you in the weirdest ways at the weirdest times. Didn’t realise I would be this worried about someone who I find politically so disagreeable. But that’s humanity isn’t it? We all feel a bond.
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2 years
Wrong kind of Jew, you see
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Jewish Leadership Council
2 years
Joint statement from @JLC_uk , @BoardofDeputies and @CST_UK on the outcome of the Labour NEC election results this evening.
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5 months
I think Lineker behaves very reasonably here, he just disagrees with her, as he’s entitled to, and stays polite even when she accuses him of antisemitism without evidence. And by the way, this yet again cheapens the very real antisemitism that’s out there at the moment.
@JewishChron
The Jewish Chronicle
5 months
I just asked @GaryLineker about his Israel tweets and I’m still shaking with anger
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Charlie Phillips
5 years
This is some news. I am now head of all the video here, working with our amazing team.
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Guardian Comms
5 years
Congratulations to @charliechar - appointed @guardian Head of Video - and @katielambornyes - appointed Video News Editor! 🥳👏
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2 years
Let’s be clear on behalf of everyone from Leeds, Liz Truss doesn’t represent anything about us or the city
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5 years
Love this video of @MagicMagid on the campaign trail and then winning. Charming people, dancing the soul train, forgetting his glasses at the count. He’s one of a kind, he cares, and we need more politicians like him.
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Charlie Phillips
6 years
Ryanair policy appears to be to ignore criticism til it goes away. Not sure it will work this time. In the meantime, don’t travel with them.
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1 year
@peterwalker99 Peter, mega respect for you, but I don’t understand how you can lead on the reporting of GBN antisemitism and conspiracy theories one week, then celebrate an appointment there the next. Unless you think he’ll stop the conspiratorial madness there? Which seems unlikely.
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5 years
The one good thing about the EFL charging Bielsa will be the four hour speech he and Lamrani deliver to them at the hearing, referencing obscure socialist prisoners of conscience and show trials. They’ll crumble before him #lufc
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Charlie Phillips
7 months
Moving and importing @NaamodUK demo for ceasefire, ending the siege, and releasing the hostages. A very big crowd, a growing movement, Jews rejecting the narrative of war and death
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1 year
@GaryLineker If you weren’t already going down, you definitely will be now. He’s not good.
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Charlie Phillips
2 years
When I was at the Guardian, I wouldn’t have presumed I had a right to write opinions about gender, Corbyn or Jews, because it wasn’t my job to. It’s such entitlement to assume you can just write whatever you want because you’ve demanded to.
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18 days
A reminder that this man isn’t Jewish and has absolutely no right to say this. It’s so antisemitic. Does anyone in labour care?
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Red Collective
18 days
"They have abandoned very much of their Jewish identity. They don't go to shul at all. It's become a purely cultural thing around a bowl of chicken soup." This shocking clip shows Labour GE candidate Luke Akehurst, a non-Jew, launching an antisemitic rant about non-Zionist Jews.
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2 years
Today’s my last day at the Guardian after 7 and a bit years where we put out some amazing films, won some things, and I got to work with a brilliant team of filmmaking talents. I’ll really miss our video team. Get me in future on Charlie.phillips @gmail .com
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1 year
@PhilHay_ Well done to you and @GrahamSmyth for conveying fan anger in such a measured way. Now let’s see what new horrors await.
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Charlie Phillips
5 years
This is a massive point. The country decides the climate emergency doesn’t matter.
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Mehdi Hasan
5 years
One thing you won’t see discussed by the UK political pundits or even most politicians is that the climate is even more well and truly effed now as UK voters rejected a party offering radical change on the climate and went with a guy who couldn’t even turn up for a climate debate
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6 years
Look forward to the Mail calling them out on its front page
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Tell MAMA UK
6 years
As racists and fascists try and intimidate a Muslim woman driving a bus for the public, her dignity far outweighs the shirtless buffoonery and digusting behaviour of those intimidating her. Extremists like these are a threat to the peace of our communities.
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4 months
Jonathan Glazer is Jewish. Mica Levi’s Jewish grandparent escaped the Holocaust. Being Jewish isn’t incompatible with compassion for Gaza. More of this, all the time, please.
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kenzie xcx 🐦‍⬛
4 months
the zone of interest team at every opportunity has discussed how the story told in their film is what’s happening in gaza and to palestinians right now.
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7 years
This is what Finsbury Park is like. Not a hotbed of extremism, in case you were wondering. Far far from it. It's multicultural and friendly.
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Shomrim (Stamford Hill)
7 years
#WeStandTogether in solidarity with the victims of the horrific terrorist attack in #FinsburyPark .Thoughts & prayers with all those affected
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4 years
It’s another press conference where questions are evaded and we get treated like children. Thanks all!
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3 years
An Oscar win for @ColetteDocShort !!! Incredible!!!! So proud!!
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1 year
@peterwalker99 I’m not sure the Guardian has people with as extreme views as GBN does, and so regularly, though? I can’t personally congratulate someone joining a place that thinks my religion is responsible for a global conspiracy, no matter how good a journalist or nice person they are.
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Charlie Phillips
8 years
@rhodri it's comfy but a very literal bed at my parents.
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Charlie Phillips
3 years
@annettedittert @carolecadwalla As others have said, there’s a real access problem for a lot of media outlets who want to cover the crisis in hospitals. Access often frustratingly denied up top. Not that some outlets aren’t also just ignoring it as well!
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Charlie Phillips
8 years
Well yes if you make all the areas blue then they look blue
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Fraser Nelson
8 years
The United Kingdom isn't a divided as the SNP makes out. My blog:
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Charlie Phillips
3 years
We don't need Morrissey anymore, I am more than happy with Rick Astley doing Smiths tracks
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Far Out Magazine
3 years
Rick Astley singing ‘This Charming Man’ with Blossoms tonight at the London Forum. 🕺
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Charlie Phillips
2 years
So, I'm going to be leaving the Guardian at the end of March - message me if you have exciting documentary/film projects you'd like me to work on! - but if you'd like to be The New Me, you can apply here. I'll miss the Guardian, and this is a brill job
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Charlie Phillips
3 months
These people look completely crazy, to the extent that they don’t seem to even think there’s an occupation at all. They also seem to have forgotten that Glazer is also Jewish, and speak about him like he isn’t. This is really crazy.
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Variety
3 months
More than 450 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter denouncing Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” Oscar speech.
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5 years
“Milo, seven, was in Oxford Circus with his father and said he thought the protests were a good thing. If climate change is not avoided, “it’s going to get so hot like Venus. Everyone is going to die and there’s going to be a total extinction.”
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1 year
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg You’re so far from living his values, you’d be one of those who told to change, he’d be ashamed of what you do in his name. I’m a Jew and even I know this.
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1 year
Straight out of the Tory front bench of 2023
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Otto English
1 year
National Front poster from 1970. Familiar huh.
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Charlie Phillips
3 years
Probably not wise to say this and it’ll be a regrettable quote tweet in a year. but honestly think #lufc will be top 6 next year.
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3 years
@PhilHay_ Is “mibbees aye, mibbees naw” a direct Bielsa quote?
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2 years
Inhuman. No interest in the welfare of refugees there, nor the nature of the attack - which was a far right attack, which her government’s words and policies have led to.
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Suella Braverman
2 years
There was a distressing incident in Dover earlier today. I am receiving regular updates on the situation. My thoughts are with those affected, the tireless Home Office staff and police responding. We must now support those officers as they carry out their investigation.
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Charlie Phillips
3 years
@Wideoverload @carajo_bielsa That is award winning shithousing
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Charlie Phillips
3 years
It really happened - Guardian film Colette wins Oscar for best documentary short – video
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Charlie Phillips
2 months
Proud to be on this updated list of creative Jewish people protesting the censoring and attacking of Jewish voices opposing the killing and the traumatising
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Charlie Phillips
3 years
Brilliant. Never in trouble. And 10th is higher than I dreamed we’d reach this season. Feels like we’ve settled in nicely now. And Raphinha - bloody hell #lufc
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Charlie Phillips
2 years
Very excited that post Guardian, my first gig will be returning to my beloved industry part of @sheffdocfest as EP of industry participation, as well as programme advising there, from April onwards. Love this festival and the new team is so brill. Watch this space!
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Sheffield DocFest
2 years
We're delighted to announce our newest additions to the #SheffDocFest team! 💚🥳 Meet our Industry team members, as well as this year's cohort of Programme Consultants & Advisers…
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11 months
"She also called on distributors, funders and commissioners help to build “a new, equitable, and politically protected indie media distribution system”." - This needs to happen, in her memory
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4 years
I'm going to be that guy. Shouldn't it be the big budget entertainment shows and/or the expensive presenters you cut before you go for the news coverage if you're a public broadcaster?
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3 months
@henrywinter Don’t jump on the nonsense bandwagon Henry, you’re a lot better than that
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4 years
So what’s happening today? @TheSquareBall #lufc
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2 years
Just a point tomorrow then would be very nice indeed #lufc
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6 years
@jamesrbuk they've directly worked with victims on this. Lush aren't like most other companies, they work directly with activists, this is far from being cynical.
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4 years
Nine out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on inoculation as west buys up Covid vaccines
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Charlie Phillips
1 year
@Baddiel That need to consider your unconscious bias also applies to you though, and what it means for you to be elevating discrimination against us Jews above that against other minorities, rather than seeing an overall struggle against racism. I’d consider what bias that shows?
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Charlie Phillips
4 months
This is a big and unsurprising change which Jewish leadership have been in complete denial about
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Owen Jones
4 months
Fascinating. Around a quarter of British Jews now self-identify as anti-Zionist or non-Zionist. Another 14% are unsure. The overall number self-identifying as Zionist has fallen markedly, particularly among younger Jews.
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1 year
Gnonto is everything. Even if we lose, he makes me so happy #lufc
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7 years
With blue planet and the excellent @louistheroux anorexia doc, last night was one of those when you’re thankful for BBC factual programmes
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5 years
If you think another Labour leader would have prevented this, you’ve got a far more optimistic view of the country than me. If it really is that size of majority, it’s an embrace of Johnson’s trumpian politics regardless of the opposition.
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2 years
Grateful for writers like ⁦ @chakrabortty ⁩ who have paid attention to what’s happening in Britain, where people like this are destitute and ignored. This is where we are as a society, it’s so bleak.
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7 years
How awful - A Jewish group invites Tommy Robinson to meet with them
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2 years
More specifically, the G has in the last 5-7 years so clearly been on the side of scepticism towards trans rights, and of representing Jews with fears about Corbyn. You just cannot argue otherwise.
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5 years
There’s Piers Morgan on national TV effectively dissuading victims of abuse from coming forward and telling their stories
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Dan Reed
5 years
I enjoyed this ⁦⁦ @piersmorgan ⁩ parroting the Jackson corporate line
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5 years
@PhilHayYEP It’s so far beyond the proportions it deserves and it does feel like you only get this with Leeds
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2 months
This is really embarrassing and says a lot about the current state of UK documentary funding. It wasn’t even much in the first place and it’s still been canceled. I feel for Sheffield having to put this statement out and be the face of it
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3 months
An article and a thread that chills to the bone. We knew it was coming and we’ve watched it happen, powerless, being told we were being alarmist and, in some cases, racist and/or self-hating.
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Owen Jones
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The famine and slaughter in Gaza was completely inevitable from the start. It was promised by Israel leaders and officials from day one. There is no excuses for not knowing what would happen. New column 👇
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Charlie Phillips
5 months
Whilst I’d love more vegan pasties at grounds, let’s be clear that Sky’s “green” weekend is complete greenwashing bullshit. You’ve missed this game to a time when public transport is impossible. And you never answer concerns about it.
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Charlie Phillips
2 years
I don’t agree at all that you do doc shorts because they might win awards or because they’re a stepping stone. They’re a great storytelling format in themselves that people want to watch. Glad some people in here agree. Respect for the short documentary!
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3 years
Bless the Crawley scorer getting emotional. They deserve it. They played like they cared. We didn’t. Welcome to the old #LUFC all you new fans!
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Charlie Phillips
2 years
So fair enough, you might move on to somewhere that’ll let you do whatever you want, but don’t gripe because you didn’t have a totally free rein in the role you just left. Who does, in most jobs? Journalism isn’t a free for all for your whims.
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2 years
The last two years’ short doc Oscars have been won by the Guardian and the NYT, and with all due respect to Netflix and other friends, that’s a pretty amazing achievement considering the comparable budgets of the documentary teams
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1 year
@barneyronay @Baddiel @Shanice_OM @tomdaviesE17 I don’t really understand your point here Barney. Lots of Jews are seeing parallels between then and the language being used now. It’s worrying that the HET - which is never worried about invoking Never Again when it comes to Israel - is trying to minimise Jewish concerns, no?
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@WBA @AndrewHaigh Hah very fair play!
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@itvnews @SaleyhaAhsan Also the moment he punches a young boy in the face.
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@kathryn42 Brilliant piece!
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1 year
@Michael_TSB No one watches matches illegally, Michael, we all switch off the internet and wait for match of the day highlights, just like the premier league wants us to.
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3 years
Our local mass vaccination centre is going to be in a closed-down Debenhams. As a picture of the last few years in the UK, that’s perfect.
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3 years
@henrywinter When does the burnout happen Henry? I keep being told it’s coming.
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5 years
Bit Emosh. Whatever happens, I’ve kinda worked my whole life to be here. It’s cool. #oscars
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3 years
You can watch the OSCAR WINNING (wow) @ColetteDocShort here - - a giant congratulations to @AntGiacchino @AliceDoyard and the entire brilliant team, and most of all to Colette herself
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1 year
My god. How was he not already on there? He’s the most LinkedIn man on earth
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2 years
One more random Sundance thought - the debate over Jihad Rehab really shows AGAIN the desperate need for specialist documentary reviewers who know the form, the industry and the ethics. Without them- and most orgs don’t have them - doc reviews can be so basic
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5 years
This series of @dragraceukbbc has been so good, what a success. Such good people, fun, and meaningful. Sad it’s over!
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8 years
To the man in #bbcqt who said UKIP wasn't behind the claim (via @SophieWarnes )
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10 years
Ukip got 0% in Hackney. That's brilliant.
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5 years
Black Sheep people! #oscars
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1 year
@LUFC Good. Doesn’t matter who started it.
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1 year
@PhilHay_ God this is heartbreaking. I really don’t want him to go.
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Charlie Phillips
3 months
A brilliant list of people. People you’ve actually heard of. People who make amazing work.
@FilmUpdates
Film Updates
3 months
More than 150 Jewish creatives have signed an open letter in support of Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech, including: Joaquin Phoenix Hari Nef Emma Seligman Ira Sachs Elliott Gould Todd Haynes Boots Riley Joel Coen Justin Kuritzkes Janicza Bravo Nicole Holofcener Tavi Gevinson
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4 years
I’m the grinch I know, but Muslims gave up a family Eid, Jews didn’t have family Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur, people have sacrificed big weddings and birthdays. So why are our lives being designed round Xmas?
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2 years
@LiamCooper__ Please tell him we love him, Liam
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3 years
@GaryLineker Good, but part of this is also calling out men who harass and belittle women sharing their stories online and in the media, and yesterday you didn’t do that. These things aren’t separate and you can’t pick and choose when you call other men out.
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Black Sheep Nominated for an Oscar!!!!!! #OscarNoms
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