March 1933 The Enabling Act becomes law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition from democratic republic to totalitarian dictatorship. 6 months later, it was a 1 party state

Already hard at work on the NEXT Art of the Cut book, which will be about documentary editing! (Sorry, it's at LEAST a year away from publication... if not two...) Are you ready to get your BLACK BELT in editing? :-)

Lynne Ramsay's Top 10- Greatest films of all time, Sight & Sound, 2022.

Rome, Open City (1945) Director: Roberto Rossellini

The Passenger (1975) Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

These diagrams from “How they make money” are absolutely brilliant at pointing out the zero sum nature of some of the world’s most disruptive companies. (And by disruptive I mean unsustainable - just try getting a cab in central London these days? ) As costs bite and investors

"If we were not so single-minded about keeping our lives moving, and for once could do nothing, perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness of never understanding ourselves" On Neruda's birthday, his timeless ode to silence: themarginalian.org/2015/05/28/kee…

A behind the scenes look at Gus Van Sant #editing Elephant (2003) Saw this shared in our post discord. I could watch this process all day! #postchat

An oldie I know but every time I see it I crack up & have to post it. His eye roll is just perfect.

The brilliant James Baldwin, born on this day in 1924: "I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves for so long that they really don't think I'm human... And this means that they have become,

Tonight I spoke to BBC News (UK) about disinformation in the current far right riots in the UK. "X has been weaponized to spread rumours and hate speech, particularly targeting minorities and Muslims" You can watch the clip here. #Southport #Hull

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This summer Thames Festival Trust commissioned me to make five short films. This is the first film filmed in Beaumaris, South Wales, a place close to my heart. I had the privilege of meeting the incredible RNLI volunteers at the lifeboat station: youtu.be/eCDArQvbzfc?fe…

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Which MP is the highest earner? Who receives the highest donations? Who takes the most foreign trips? We've just launched an interactive map that lets you explore all this and more.

Gavin Collins was an off-duty police officer enjoying a night out in central London when he was attacked by a pair of thugs. They repeatedly punched and kicked him, even after he’d been floored. Gavin needed titanium plates in his cheek and one eye socket following the unprovoked

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are” Anaïs Nin

“You’re on earth. There’s no cure for that.” —Samuel Beckett