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I sold my film around the world. But I'm still in debt.

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Special Meander: On the 12th month of Substack, my true love gave to me...

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When nuclear war came to Sheffield

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Weekly Meander #29: It's time to be brutally honest with myself

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Documentary stuff

1:19:25

How I funded my film & how I feel about it now: an honest conversation with Keris from The Ladybird Purse

"I'd love to make more films like that, but I can't do that process again"

Jun 13 •

and

21:28

Postnatal, pandemic premiere - memories from 5 years ago today

A recording from Vicki Lesley's live video

May 15 •

I sold my film around the world. But I'm still in debt.

A no-holds-barred case study from the coal face of independent documentary film. With actual £££ numbers.

May 4 •

K is for 'Koyaanisqatsi'

...in the A-Z of my favourite documentary films

Apr 14 •

Atomic stuff

The Atom & Us: Andy Stirling

"The concealment, misinformation, mendacity and general attempts to suppress and intimidate debate have made me extremely worried for our democracy."

May 31 •

The Atom & Us: Angenita Teekens

"Society needs better discussions, education and honesty around how, and for what reason, we use our nuclear understanding. Art plays a role."

Mar 18 •

16:03

📖 Book report: 'This Atom Bomb in Me'

Sharing thoughts & extracts from Lindsay A. Freeman's memoir of an atomic childhood in 1980s Tennessee.

Feb 4 •

2:47

This Place is not a Place of Honor

Bonus video post for 'The Atom & Us' interview with future archaeologist Cornelius Holtorf

Jan 24 •

Meandering Diary

Round-up Meander May/June '25: Good things to read, watch & listen to 📚📺🎧

War games, wildlife, words

Jun 25 •

Monthly Meander May '25: The F Word

But which one? Plus a welcome defence of meandering...

Jun 8 •

Round-up Meander April/May '25: Good things to read, watch & listen to 📚📺🎧

Unsettling appetites, cold war paranoia, media travails

May 24 •

Monthly Meander April '25: Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow

A dizzying dance through the pace changes of school hols, a hospital scare & some satisfying work culminations

May 10 •

Recent posts

Round-up Meander May/June '25: Good things to read, watch & listen to 📚📺🎧

War games, wildlife, words

Jun 25 •

How I funded my film & how I feel about it now: an honest conversation with Keris from The Ladybird Purse

"I'd love to make more films like that, but I can't do that process again"

Jun 13 •

and

1:19:25

Monthly Meander May '25: The F Word

But which one? Plus a welcome defence of meandering...

Jun 8 •

The Atom & Us: Andy Stirling

"The concealment, misinformation, mendacity and general attempts to suppress and intimidate debate have made me extremely worried for our democracy."

May 31 •

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