C. S. Nicholson

Watch The Discoverer of the Discoverers Documentary on Short of the Month A family in West Africa recounts how their ancestor discovered European explorers—to a European film crew. We get to see how this encounter is still remembered ritually. But do all the claims about th...

Watch 'The Discoverer of the Discoverers' FOR FREE. (One month only.)

The film is competing in @shortofthemonth.bsky.social, hosted by @indieshortsmag.com for the duration of August.

If you enjoy it, please feel free to leave a vote.

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I dread a world where writers aim for trends. Don’t we have enough algorithmic drivel as is? Who needs AI if writers use market researched, focus grouped and pitch forum’d formulas that anticipate consumerism? To paraphrase Sean Lock: «Cinema isn’t customer service—it’s art.»

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Today Birthing, the new album by Swans, comes out.

It features a DVD of my concert film, I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing—my slightly hallucinated version of a Michael Gira solo concert, in what may or may not be a church.

Out now on @muterecords.bsky.social.

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Stay tuned for more nonfiction by Apselutely FⱯKT Films.

Watch «The Discoverer of the Discoverers» on Vimeo.

«I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing» out 30 May on «Birthing», the upcoming record by Swans on @muterecords.bsky.social.

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The M. Gira concert film I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing is screening at Sonica Ekrano this Maundy Thursday.

Set for DVD release on the initial pressing of the upcoming Swans album, the dual screenings in Barreiro and Lisbon on 17 April at 11:15 PM offer a sneak peak.

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Thank you to Palma Film Festival for recognising the original music made for short doc «The Discoverer of the Discoverers»!

The soundtrack is available on all music platforms.

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I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing coming soon to a film festival near you.

World premiere on 17 April at Sonica Ekrano in Lisbon and Barreiro, Portugal.

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I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing – Visions du Réel

From 4 April, I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing will be made available to film festival programmers, curators, distributors, sales agents and all manner of industry gatekeepers attending the market at Visions du Réel.

www.visionsdureel.ch/en/film-mark...

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Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes?! 🤯

Hi, I'm a nest researcher 👋 and new here on BlueSky, sharing the craziest #bird nests I've ever found. 👀 Today, I’m sharing my discovery of rebellious birds that build nests out of anti-bird spikes. And honestly, it's like telling a joke...

A thread. 🧵

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What childhood was like before vaccines The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.

What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...

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"I Wonder if I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me to Sing" teaser Promo for the Michael Gira concert film I Wonder if I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me to Sing, dir. C. S. Nicholson.

Delighted to announce that my new film, I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing, is coming out on 30 May, on DVD with Birthing, the new album by Swans, available through Young God Records and @muterecords.bsky.social.

vimeo.com/1040892634

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