There were very few living artists to whom I’d apply the term “genius” without question; Lynch was one of them. Sharing one of my favourite photos in tribute: Lynch, Waters & Big Boy.

I was pointed in the direction of this interview with @lewisgoodall.com - it's very indicative of what's going wrong with politics. Of course this isnt one person or podcasts fault but it's very revealing of why we get the politics we've got. youtu.be/1Gy2sTZY6Ds?... 🧵/10

Lewis Goodall reacts to the insanity British politics in 2024 | Podcast #107

YouTube video by PoliticsJOE

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Thrilled to appear on the Sight and Sound list for the Best Video Essays of 2024 with @jamesmacdowell.bsky.social for our essay, ‘Autofictional Authenticity’ (intransition.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...). In great company too! www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

The best video essays of 2024

From film festivals to TikTok, our annual poll showcases 183 unique video essays nominated by 47 international voters.

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For new Bluesky friends, here's a little self-promo, for my new book. It explores the metamodern sensibility as it's been occurring in the arts and pop culture since 2000-ish. Nicely, I've been hearing that it is both accessible for regular readers and meaningful to academics. amzn.to/4eeuHLN

Say Hello to Metamodernism!: Understanding Today's Culture of Ironesty, Felt Experience, and Empathic Reflexivity

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Forthcoming 2025 with @plutopress.bsky.social, written with @kaiheron.bsky.social and @kmilb.bsky.social Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future.

Currently experiencing that feeling when your friend gets some extremely relieving news, making you belatedly realise how hyper-anxious you’ve been for them 🥲

a man in front of a green chalkboard with the word yes on it

ALT: a man in front of a green chalkboard with the word yes on it

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Are you a film & media scholar who wants to learn how to make video essays? Applications for the two-week June 2025 workshop Scholarship in Sound & Image at Middlebury College in Vermont are now open. Come be a videocamper and spread the word!

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Workshop on Videographic Criticism

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New here - Followed by lots of academic/video essay people, so here’s my work page: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca... And here’s a link to a video essay @jamesmacdowell.bsky.social and I collaborated on this year: intransition.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...

Autofictional Authenticity: Bo Burnham’s Inside, Netflix Comedy and YouTube Aesthetics

A close analysis of the Netflix comedy special Bo Burnham: Inside (2021). This video essay explores Inside’s ambivalent aesthetics of ‘authenticity’ and self-reflexivity via comparis...

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Feel like a really interesting pairing with ANORA would be Ophuls' CAUGHT. Actually, RECKLESS MOMENT too...

My latest video essay is an adaptation of a work-in-progress article, 'YouTube, Autofiction & Self-Performance'. A long-belated, sort-of-sequel to my 'Notes on YouTube Art', it focuses mainly on blurred lines between fiction/nonfiction in the work of @contrapoints.bsky.social. Link below...

There wasn't a good list of accounts related to video essays - so I made this starter pack! Who did I miss? Who do you know who should join Bluesky to share & talk about video essays? go.bsky.app/PtthhCc