Kim Halliday

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

Poster for the “2025 SVA Film & Media Festival” presented by the Society for Visual Anthropology. The text appears in large type at the top: “2025 SVA” in yellow, “Film & Media Festival” in light blue, and “Society for Visual Anthropology” in smaller white text below. The background is dark with a grid of circular images arranged in four rows, each made up of smaller connected circle shapes. The images include: Row 1: • A statue of an angel holding a sword • A person raising a rainbow Pride flag • Three older people seated together outside, two wearing white headscarves Row 2: • A person wearing a hat, looking to the side • Two travelers walking on a tarmac toward an airplane • A person wearing a mask and gloves being tested or examined outdoors Row 3: • A crowd holding signs and flags at a public demonstration • A man and a child in a disaster or conflict scene with damaged buildings • A person in dark clothing holding onto a yellow post, partially lit Each image is cropped into circular segments that interlock across the grid.

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.

It’s like they’ve remade The Purge but starring Peppa Pig…

The Conspiracists — SVA Film & Media Festival 2025

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.
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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

The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook In this empathetic debut study, ethnographer Cook explores the rise of “conspirituality,” a mix of new age spirituality and far-...

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#NewBook #Nonfiction #Booksky #Conspiracy #Extremism

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

But give a man a fishing rod... And some tech bro will insert themselves in the transaction, take most of the money and kill all the fish.

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A good day for peaceful protest This is why juries should be protected at all costs

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

The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook In this empathetic debut study, ethnographer Cook explores the rise of “conspirituality,” a mix of new age spirituality and far-...

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
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Artists, crime and punishment (some new work) A few words and some shots of the latest art intervention I’ve been invited to work on in Brest.

Artists, crime and punishment (some new work)
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Promotional graphic for The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook. On the right, the book’s bright blue cover features a molded mask of a blonde woman wearing a red, white, and blue crown resembling the Statue of Liberty’s spikes, with exaggerated makeup and black eye holes. On the left, a gold background displays an endorsement quote from journalist and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild: “A deeply reported and highly compelling examination of a problem we are only just starting to grasp.” Below the quote, his credentials and the Broadleaf Books logo appear beside a QR code labeled “Pre-order now.”

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

But give a man a fishing rod... And some tech bro will insert themselves in the transaction, take most of the money and kill all the fish.

I wrote some stuff about AI. #ai #filmmusic

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Thank you for sharing!

Liz and I made a thimg…

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

ICA what you did there... This time in a couple of weeks, I'll be a bit more like the Clash!

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YouTube video by Page75 Investigates REQUIEM FOR PROTEST

I did a thing with Liz Smith @p75investigates.bsky.social, and here it is:
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The Line We Crossed (15) | Plymouth Arts Cinema | Independent Cinema for Everyone | located at Arts University Plymouth. A British story of dissent, drawn from the frontlines of climate resistance. We are pleased to welcome Director Liz Smith to introduce the film.

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.

Imagine if Labour did too.

ICA what you did there... This time in a couple of weeks, I'll be a bit more like the Clash!

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!

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ICA what you did there... This time in a couple of weeks, I'll be a bit more like the Clash!

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

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Seemed appropriate listening, given I’m on my way to the ICA!

#TheClash #TheLineWeCrossed

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ICA what you did there... This time in a couple of weeks, I'll be a bit more like the Clash!

Tonight! I’ll be more like #TheClash than ever before!

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YouTube video by Page75 Investigates The Line We Crossed Trailer

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...

ICA what you did there... This time in a couple of weeks, I'll be a bit more like the Clash!

This is next Thursday! Still time to book at www.ica.art

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