Come and see The Swimming Diaries on the big screen at Louth International Film Festival + Q & A this Sunday 27th September at 12.30! The Swimming Diaries is a Reel Art film funded by the Arts Council @artscouncilireland.bsky.social mubi.com/en/films/the...

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Floating between conceptual documentary and experimental fiction, this film chronicles the 25,000 metres that Thomson swam during the period of her mother’s death.

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Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025/26, 83 mins) is available to watch online worldwide at LA Lift-Off Film Festival til 30th August, and features an updated extra 7 minutes of footage recorded over the last few months! @artscouncilireland.bsky.social liftoff.network/los-angeles-...

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Season #17 Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 3rd August - 23rd September 2026 Get TKTS Festival Programmes Local Filmmaker Shorts Showcasing films from

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Ghost Empire § Cyprus (2014, 35 mins) is available to watch free online iniva.org/watch-ghost-... The film explores the internationally unrecognized North of Cyprus, last divided capital of Europe & the last place in Europe to criminalize LGBTQ+ people. #Pridemonth @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

WATCH: Ghost Empire & Cyprus - iniva

The trilogy of films follows the legal challenges to these laws happening in three different continents, focusing on Northern Cyprus, Singapore and Belize.

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In spirit of Pride month, reminder you can watch my feature documentary Ghost Empire § Belize (2021) on decade-long legal challenge to the anti-LGBTQ+ law online via ProQuest if affiliated to a university @artscouncilireland.bsky.social vimeo.com/147992672 video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/ghost-...

Ghost Empire § Belize trailer

This is "Ghost Empire § Belize trailer" by Susan Thomson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Looking forward to hosting the Q & A at the Depot Cinema, Lewes this Sunday 7th June for Ben Rivers' poetic, enigmatic new film Mare's Nest! lewesdepot.org/film/mares-n...

Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025, 76') can be watched online worldwide for one more week at Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival (Features section) until June 3rd liftoff.network/tokyo-lift-o...

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Season #17 Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 27th April - 3rd June 2026 See Finalists Festival Finalists Network Round Shorts Monday, May 25th- Sunday, May

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Fantastic to receive such an insightful review of The Swimming Diaries in the May edition of Art Monthly. The film + Q & A screens at the Irish Film Institute this Thursday 21st May at 18.15 @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social @michaelecutaya.bsky.social

Looking forward to screening The Swimming Diaries at the IFI Dublin this Thursday 21st May at 18.15 and Q & A after hosted by Daniel Fitzpatrick of AEMI. Huge thanks to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Tickets available here ifi.ie/film/irish-f... @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social

Very much looking forward to screening The Swimming Diaries at the IFI next Thursday 21st May at 18.15, as Irish Focus, and I'll be there to do a Q & A after hosted by Daniel Fitzpatrick of AEMI @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social mubi.com/en/gb/films/...

The Swimming Diaries (2024) | MUBI

Floating between conceptual documentary and experimental fiction, this film chronicles the 25,000 metres that Thomson swam during the period of her mother’s death.

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🏊 Join us for a special Irish Focus Q&A screening of Susan Thomson's The Swimming Diaries - an adaptation of Thomson's own beautiful memoir about swimming and grieving 🎟️ ifi.ie/film/irish-focus-the-swimming-diaries-qa/ 📆 Thurs 21 May | 18:15 🎤 Q&A with Susan Thomson & host Alice Butler (aemi)

Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025, 76 mins, English/French/Creole) is available to watch online worldwide at Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival from now til June 3rd. liftoff.network/tokyo-lift-o... select 'Features' to buy a ticket.

Delighted that The Swimming Diaries is screening again at the IFI Dublin @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social on Thursday 21st May at 18.15, and I will be there to do a Q & A after! ifi.ie/film/irish-f... @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

The Swimming Diaries is screening at Fabrica gallery Brighton tomorrow Thurs 19th March 7pm & a Q & A. The film has screened widely including DIFF, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Bradford Literature Festival, Tokyo Lift-Off and Depot, Lewes. @artscouncilireland.bsky.social mubi.com/en/gb/films/...

The Swimming Diaries (2024) | MUBI

Floating between conceptual documentary and experimental fiction, this film chronicles the 25,000 metres that Thomson swam during the period of her mother’s death.

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The Swimming Diaries is screening at Fabrica contemporary art gallery in Brighton on Thursday 19th March, 7pm, some tickets still available on the Fabrica website. I'll be doing a Q & A after, please come along! @artscouncilireland.bsky.social fabrica.org.uk/events/the-s...

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Fabrica is a space where everyone can experience art. Located in a Grade II listed, former regency church in Brighton, Fabrica presents a varied programme of events from film screenings, talks, group ...

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If you're in Galway tomorrow, Thursday, don't miss this! My friend Susan Thomson has created an amazing documentary on Mauritius and the Chagos islands with first-hand testimonies from Chagosians! Part of her Ghost Empire documentary series on British colonialism and fighting back!

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Looking forward to the screening and discussion tomorrow Thursday evening in Galway, 6-8pm! www.galwayartscentre.ie/whats-on/gho...

Looking forward to the screening and discussion tomorrow Thursday evening in Galway, 6-8pm! www.galwayartscentre.ie/whats-on/gho...

Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos | Galway Arts Centre

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www.galwayartscentre.ie/whats-on/gho... Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025, 76 mins) Galway Arts Centre 6-8pm next Thurs 29th January! A living newspaper, the film features additional brand new material. I'll be in conversation after on colonialism in its new imperialist and postcolonial forms.

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Cultural hub with gallery for Irish and international contemporary art plus classes and workshops.

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Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) has won an Accolade Award of Recognition in four categories - Documentary Feature, LGBTQ+ theme, Liberation/Social Justice/Protest, Original Score - Huge thanks to the wonderful collaborators and interviewees!

The Swimming Diaries (2024) and Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) have both won Impact DOCS awards of recognition for Documentary Feature/ Experimental and Documentary Feature/ Liberation/Social Justice/Protest respectively. Huge thanks to all collaborators and @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

#TB to the time I co-produced a anti-pandemic-downer podcast with my friend Pommy: A Quarantini with artist Susan Thomson the-quarantini.captivate.fm/episode/a-qu...

A Quarantini with artist Susan Thomson - The Quarantini

We interview artist Susan Thomson who gives us her thoughts about the pandemic and talks about her new film essay The Cytokine Storms in which she explo...

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Thanks so much @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social and BCB radio. Such lovely audience feedback at The Swimming Diaries screening just now!

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Thanks for chatting with us in the BCB RadioBox yesterday at Bradford Literature Festival. Inspiring and moving talking to you about how the diaries & film came about & came together. I so want to see The Swimming Diaries but am out of town today. Fingers crossed for further showings!

On the train on my way to @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social delighted to be back at the festival this weekend and introducing my film The Swimming Diaries tomorrow Sunday July 6! The film is based on my memoir available at Lulu.com Still a few tickets for film www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/the-sw...

The Swimming Diaries: Screening | Bradford Literature Festival

The Swimming Diaries is an experimental docufiction film by Susan Thomson, an adaptation of her memoir into a visual and auditory exploration of grief and memory.

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Very much looking forward to introducing The Swimming Diaries film based on my memoir which sold for many years at Artbook@PS1 MoMA, at Bradford Literature Festival, Museum of Science & Media @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social this Sunday July 6! Trailer is at www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PHA...

Huge thanks to @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social for my screening of Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos (2024) and a great Q & A, as well as an inspiring weekend of relevant and very thought provoking talks and fantastic concerts!

Looking forward to screening Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) and discussion after with Nabeela Rasheed @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social this Sunday 29th June! www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/ghost-... @artscouncilireland.bsky.social @humandignitytrust.bsky.social

Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos: Screening + Q&A | Bradford Literature Festival

Join anthropologist and author, Susan Thomson, for a screening of Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos, a powerful documentary exploring the complex history and ongoing struggles of the Chagos Archipelago an...

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Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) screens @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social this Sunday 29th June, I'll be in conversation after with Nabeela Rasheed. @artscouncilireland.bsky.social @chagoseyes.bsky.social @humandignitytrust.bsky.social @teabraun.bsky.social vimeo.com/1096413362?s...

Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025, Director Susan Thomson) Teaser

For LGBTQ+ people in formerly colonised countries, the ghostly presence of the British Empire is often all too real. Susan Thomson’s award-winning Ghost Empire…

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Been speaking on BCB Radio ahead of showing Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social Sunday 29th June when I'll be in conversation after the film! Listen back at listenagain.bcbradio.co.uk 4.45pm-5pm 24 June! @humandignitytrust.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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Bradford Literature Festival invites you to explore the world through film with premieres, exclusive film screenings, and Q&A's.

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Delighted to announce that I will be screening two of my films at Bradford Literature Festival! The Swimming Diaries (2024) and Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) + Q&A. Check out the programme www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk?s=susan+thom... @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social Thanks to Arts Council Ireland