PRIDjunE 2026 film #5 dir. natasha ayoo [kenya] alas we don't always get a compelling film on the chopping block, very insubstantial outing, not without promise though, the hair and makeup superb, some nice lensing and shots unfortunately the plot might as well have been a music video,

PRIDjunE 2026 film #4 dirs. zanela muholi , peter goldsmid [south africa] powerful, if uneven explorations of the works of a nonbinary lesbian photographer from south africa (zanele muholi) and their efforts to normalise queerness in south africa,

PRIDjunE 2026 film #4 dirs. zanela muholi , peter goldsmid [south africa] powerful, if uneven explorations of the works of a nonbinary lesbian photographer from south africa (zanele muholi) and their efforts to normalise queerness in south africa,

huge news people about my mega-wikipedia project i have finished drawing materials from the physical books, over a 100 have been used for this project stage 1 of the article process is now complete!!!

almost forgot, this was my first piece of nigerian cinema, another hub of african cinema, alongside countries like sénégal, tunisia, egypt, kenya, etc. will definitely return to nigeria later this month let's add them to the map!

To our dismay, the artist and author Marjane Satrapi has passed away. As she wrote, ordinary Americans and Iranians have more in common with each other than we do with either of our governments, which have far too much in common with each other. We honor her memory and oppose the war.

marjane satrapi has passed away :( a great loss for cinema and comics

If you’re in the UK and remember the left’s scramble to protect neighbourhoods during the previous summer race riots, now is the time to preemptively organise if you haven’t already, because the fascists are prepped. Last time they tried to set fire to migrant hotels and pulling people out of cars

PRIDjunE 2026 film #3 egúngún (2021) dir. olive nwosu [nigeria] this is as much a story of class and culture as one of queerness, shot with a distant coldness reflective of the coldness our london based protaganist feels for her home country of nigeria

PRIDjunE 2026 film #2 dona mónica dir. carlos yuri ceuninck [cabo verde] a beautiful, if very brief (the film is 7 minutes long) insight into the life of a transgender woman from cabo verde, nothing is imposed on her, she gets to do all the speaking, shot with a high formalism and restraint

As you may already know, I live on a boat with a poorly engine, which means I am currently stranded. It turns out that vintage engine parts are quite expensive and I am not a rich woman... If you can afford to support me and my wonderful floating home then please consider donating - thank you! 🤍

one of my favourite sixteenth-century turns of phrase for saying someone plans to kill you "discovered some practice that wholly tended to his confusion"

this is also my first film from cabo verde!! might not even be my last this month... let's add it to the map for now (in a red box because otherwise you could not see it)

PRIDjunE 2026 film #2 dona mónica dir. carlos yuri ceuninck [cabo verde] a beautiful, if very brief (the film is 7 minutes long) insight into the life of a transgender woman from cabo verde, nothing is imposed on her, she gets to do all the speaking, shot with a high formalism and restraint

in addition to being an alum of my queer cinema month, this is the first kenyan film i've seen, let's add it to the board!!

in addition to being an alum of my queer cinema month, this is the first kenyan film i've seen, let's add it to the board!!

welcome to PRIDjunE 2026, the month where we watch nothing but queer cinema!! our first outing, rafiki (2018) wanuri kahui [kenya] there's so much talent in this film, particularly in the sound design department, unfortunately the core of the film feels both rushed and cliché

reading a 1909 book on the french wars of religion currently "to maintain the balance of power-an immemorial italian policy-her italian nature resorted to duplicity and deception continually" truly, there once was a time when you could be racist against italians

the wikimedia foundation is up to some anti-labour bullshit, having laid off the members of its community tech team, as well as a long running mediawiki developer if you are a wikipedia editor, consider signing the petition below, and being prepared to strike should the wwu call for it

if anyone has any recommendations for trans african cinema, please let me know, i am really lacking on that front

each year, our power only grows which is not to say our stuation is good right now, its bad, and currently getting worse but we will win

pride month begins tomorrow so to warm myself up cinematically, i watched a remarkable soviet film from 1927, bed and sofa a film that features homosexuality (strong subtext) and a polyamorous ménage à trois which lasts several months

pride month begins tomorrow so to warm myself up cinematically, i watched a remarkable soviet film from 1927, bed and sofa a film that features homosexuality (strong subtext) and a polyamorous ménage à trois which lasts several months

in a few hours pride month begins, and that means a new themed month for my film watches on letterboxd i have assembled a pool of candidate films, i can't say they'll all be accessible, so this is just what i'll be drawing from in the coming month as with mafricarch, i may watch things not on here

tonight's watch, greed (1924) dir. erich von stroheim a hard film to rate, as the film i watched was only partly a film of the four hours of it, 2 hours 20 was actual moving footage, the rest was stills of scenes that are lost to us

tonight's watch, greed (1924) dir. erich von stroheim a hard film to rate, as the film i watched was only partly a film of the four hours of it, 2 hours 20 was actual moving footage, the rest was stills of scenes that are lost to us

Wikimedia Foundation just fired a long time lead developer of MediaWiki as well as its entire community team for unionizing. If you’re a donor, email [email protected] to protest this move. medium.com/@jakeorlowit...

the wikimedia foundation is up to some anti-labour bullshit, having laid off the members of its community tech team, as well as a long running mediawiki developer if you are a wikipedia editor, consider signing the petition below, and being prepared to strike should the wwu call for it

i have decided to get into disco music

i'm so close to being done with the period 1563-1567 for my wikipedia writing i'm on my second last physical book to integrate into the articles after that, we go through digital resources, then, then!! we begin editing and formatting for publish time... we've been at this for fourteen months!!

day 2 of south asian and pacifc capitals we picked up fiji, marshall islands, papua new guinea and the maldives i forgot how to spell jayawardenapura, bah!!! i knew it though!!

okay, we've had our fun with african capital cities, but as we grow in confidence in them, its time to spread our wings, to south-east asia and the pacific appaling first spin, of the ones i didn't get, dili, male, and sri jayawardenaparu kotte are all familiar to me

speaking of villeurbanne, their hôtel de ville, fucking hideous

had a little bash at french place names sadly i've got to stop at 200 as i need to do some reading, and the reading is filled with french place names, which would sort of fuck with my ability to continue the quiz, for those that fancy it cityquiz.io/quizzes/france

tonight's watch: the night of counting the years (1969) dir. shadi abdel salam a powerful exploration of the tradeoffs between the preservation of culture, and the economic survival of a tribe,

just watched megalopolis damn, that film sure has problems with women huh?

Centre-to-centre-left politicians and journalists need to get it into their heads that immigration doesn't mean immigration. Reduce it to zero and Reform won't be unfurling Mission Accomplished banners at flat-roofed pubs.

tonight's watch: the night of counting the years (1969) dir. shadi abdel salam a powerful exploration of the tradeoffs between the preservation of culture, and the economic survival of a tribe,

if you're cis and you are asked by your management to police bathrooms, "can you confirm in writing that you are ordering me to approach customers to discuss their sex?" is an email no manager wants to reply to

last time i had a go at african capitals, i was close to getting 100%, but that was a month or so ago out of practice, i gave another bash at them, and i was so fucking slow lol poor score too, though of course, had i finished, i could have improved that somewhat,

for the last... 2593 days, i have walked at least 3km every single day (not a day missed, even if i was going out to do the walk at like, midnight) but no more! for the last week i've been trialing a 5km daily walk, and it's working well, we shall be fitter!!

just learned about the concept of a trans-neptunian objects, what the fuck!! why wasn't i told about all these little fellas!!

tonight's watch: floating clouds (1955) dir. mikio naruse i wanted to return to the well of naruse to get some more japanese *women's cinema* and i certainly got a full serving here, this is an exploration of the end of an empire, and the end of a relationship

i hear its all kicking off in bolivia, general strike to oust paz all my best to their efforts

god help me i'm trying to get into mahjong again

tonight's watch: floating clouds (1955) dir. mikio naruse i wanted to return to the well of naruse to get some more japanese *women's cinema* and i certainly got a full serving here, this is an exploration of the end of an empire, and the end of a relationship

there's something so gutting about how she got the world we all wanted so bad, the one we're fighting to create for the younger generation - an early transition supported by a loving family and circle of friends - and then got cut down anyway

Important paragraph. This seems to me like cleaning up public image more than any serious step towards stopping support for Israel and until stated otherwise by BDS, the boycott should continue

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