Oh yes please! Day two, Question Time.

Here’s something to watch if you don’t fancy Die Hard or Charlie’s Christmas Message… Remember, a documentary is for life, not just Christmas! #defendourjuries #documentary

detail from the icarus (last day) triptych, 2007

@ledbydonkeys.org in The Guardian! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

It's a short day, so it's a short piece! More babbling from me on Substack... open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli...

We've made a second episode of Requiem For Protest. This time we documented what happened outside the RCJ on the first day of the judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action. Once again 100s of people taking part in the @defendourjuries.bsky.social Lift The Ban campaign were arrested.

THE LINE WE CROSSED is now available to stream. Told through the eyes of climate campaigners, the film explores the repression of the right to protest in the UK. Every purchase directly supports our independent human rights filmmaking. Thank you for watching and supporting. 💙

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Glad to see The Conspiracists receive such a thoughtful review from Foreword Reviews. They call it “an immersive, nuanced work of biographical journalism that illuminates a worrying cultural trend.” The Conspiracists is out January 6th. www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-...

Well, this is very exciting! Just in time for your Christmas stockings!

'claiming a future (vi)', 2018

Yes it’s true, there’s a book and a film of The Conspiracists! We’re looking forward to the U.K. theatrical release of the film in the new year. The book release is Jan 6. You can pre-order it now!

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New #StrongMessageHere talking Civilisational Collapse with Stewart Lee. In a few weeks we’ll be discussing your own nominations for political words or phrases that have gobsmacked or baffled you. Send suggestions to [email protected]

m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJZa... Made this film with @p75investigates.bsky.social and Liz Smith! #protestrights #defendourjuries

The book draws from four years of research and lived relationships; the film offers a visual counterpart to that work. Used together, they give readers and viewers a clearer sense of how belonging, belief, and extremism intersect, useful for book clubs, classrooms, and discussion groups.

Can all the folk who just got reminded that they’ve listened to a tonne of music on streaming this year, have a look at the music they heard and buy some on bandcamp today? 🫡🙏🏼

Tickets - www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1371...

If you're near Pasadena come to this event. Im very excited to be attending vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-0... @noellecook.com and @rothschildmd.bsky.social will be speaking at the event. Come get a book signed & hear them talk.

You know Spotify is run by shitheads because I'm willing to bet somewhere in that company they let this happen on purpose just for the bantz, just for a news item where they'd try and look a bit edgy, but I mean they just come off as the least inspiring bunch of cunts you could possibly imagine.

I'm introducing a screening of Eraserhead at 5pm on Saturday at the Soho Curzon, and doing a signing, come along and say hello! www.curzon.com/films/film-c...

Grateful for this thoughtful review from Library Journal on The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging. "This look at a little-understood community may help people whose loved ones have gone down the proverbial rabbit hole." 📚 #NewBook www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-c...

New #StrongMessageHere is up. ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’ are the phrases up for discussion, with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

Headed to New Orleans for the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting and the Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, where The Conspiracists will be screened tomorrow night and is the recipient of Best Feature Honorable Mention.

The Conspiracists screens this month at the SVA Film Festival in NOLA, as part of the American Anthropological Association’s annual conference. Honored to receive Best Feature Honorable Mention among a field of exceptional ethnographic films. svafilmandmediafestival.org/the-conspira...

just finished, 'driftwood'

THE LINE WE CROSSED is screening at The Regal Cinema in #Redruth on 11 Nov @ 7:30 followed by a Q&A. With the recent mass arrests of peaceful protesters holding cardboard signs this film has become even more timely and urgent. 🎟️ bit.ly/TLWC-Redruth #Cornwall #RightToProtest

We probably all know someone who has spread this conspiracy theory. It might sound harmless but the spreading of these conspiracies is playing a serious role in today's toxic polarisation and undermining democracy. We've made a film that digs into this issue: www.theconspiracistsfilm.com

www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423 #NewBook #Nonfiction #Booksky #Conspiracy #Extremism

an oil painting on paper from 2010 'looking for Beatrice (29)'

Today we are reporting good news for once! This is why jury trial should be protected at all costs. @defendourjuries.bsky.social

Publishers Weekly calls it “a moving call for compassion for those on America’s fringes.” The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging — out Jan 6. Preorder now: noellecook.com/book www.publishersweekly.com/9798889832423

Artists, crime and punishment (some new work) substack.com/@guydenning/...

What makes ordinary people believe extraordinary things? Coming January 6 from Broadleaf Books. #Conspiracy #nonfiction #BookSky #Book #BookClub Preorder available: noellecook.com/book

I wrote some stuff about AI. #ai #filmmusic open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli...

Liz and I made a thimg…

open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli... Mono films, Philip Glass, #filmmusic and why I like The Girl Can’t Help It more than Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh.

I did a thing with Liz Smith @p75investigates.bsky.social, and here it is: youtu.be/v3xfy3SO8IY?...

THE LINE WE CROSSED is showing @ PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTRE on 9 & 11 Oct. The 11 Oct screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director and 2 local activists. 🎟️ bit.ly/TLWC-Plymouth Please share with people in #Plymouth - given what is happening to protest rights in the UK this is a must watch.

Followed by: All over people changing their votes Along with their overcoats If Adolf Hitler flew in today They'd send a limousine anyway Still true, all these years later! open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli...

Oh, I miss #JoeStrummer! The new groups are not concerned With what there is to be learned They got Burton suits, ha, you think it's funny Turning rebellion into money open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli...?

Seemed appropriate listening, given I’m on my way to the ICA! #TheClash #TheLineWeCrossed open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli...

Tonight! I’ll be more like #TheClash than ever before! open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli...

THE LINE WE CROSSED is at the ICA, London 6:30pm Thu 2 Oct. In collaboration with @clientearth.bsky.social. Q&A with the 3 central protagonists. This is one not to miss! 🎟️ bit.ly/TLWC-ICA. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBVH...

This is next Thursday! Still time to book at www.ica.art open.substack.com/pub/kimhalli...

Myself and Stewart Lee examining Free Speech, censorship and ‘Hurty Words.’ #StrongMessageHere

Back at the scene where this story begins. Preorder now: noellecook.com/book