Jeanie Finlay
@jeaniefinlay.com
Filmmaker. Documentary. Art. GLIMMERAMA
Quiet girl in a loud dress. 👩🏻🦰🔥
Your Fat Friend🔮Seahorse🫃🏼Game of Thrones: The Last Watch 🐺Orion: The Man Who Would Be King⚡️The Great Hip Hop Hoax🎧Sound It Out 🪩& more
https://linktr.ee/Jeaniefinlay
Quiet girl in a loud dress. 👩🏻🦰🔥
Your Fat Friend🔮Seahorse🫃🏼Game of Thrones: The Last Watch 🐺Orion: The Man Who Would Be King⚡️The Great Hip Hop Hoax🎧Sound It Out 🪩& more
https://linktr.ee/Jeaniefinlay
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Great insight into how and why the NYT moved to become a mouthpiece for anti-trans bigotry—plus more evidence that every progressive issue is also a labor issue
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Great insight into how and why the NYT moved to become a mouthpiece for anti-trans bigotry—plus more evidence that every progressive issue is also a labor issue
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This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
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Anyway, watching this film just now jolted loose a whole cascade of stuff that's evidently been memory-holed for 40 years, not least because I know all these spaces intimately, and it seems none of them had greatly changed in the meantime. Quite an extraordinary trip down memory lane.
December 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Anyway, watching this film just now jolted loose a whole cascade of stuff that's evidently been memory-holed for 40 years, not least because I know all these spaces intimately, and it seems none of them had greatly changed in the meantime. Quite an extraordinary trip down memory lane.
A few last days to watch Panto! for free (until Jan 1st)
I’ve had so many lovely message from people watching and loving the film.
Www.jeaniefinlay.com/pantoforfree
I’ve had so many lovely message from people watching and loving the film.
Www.jeaniefinlay.com/pantoforfree
December 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A few last days to watch Panto! for free (until Jan 1st)
I’ve had so many lovely message from people watching and loving the film.
Www.jeaniefinlay.com/pantoforfree
I’ve had so many lovely message from people watching and loving the film.
Www.jeaniefinlay.com/pantoforfree
The director of the original documentary SONG SUNG BLUE has made his film available on YouTube
youtu.be/YDukMQIz1Sc?...
It’s weirder, more raw and way more complex than the (very enjoyable) film with Kate Hudson (great singing) and Hugh Jackman.
#songsongblue #documentary
youtu.be/YDukMQIz1Sc?...
It’s weirder, more raw and way more complex than the (very enjoyable) film with Kate Hudson (great singing) and Hugh Jackman.
#songsongblue #documentary
Song Sung Blue - The Original Documentary (The Full, Real Story)
YouTube video by Reel As Dirt
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The director of the original documentary SONG SUNG BLUE has made his film available on YouTube
youtu.be/YDukMQIz1Sc?...
It’s weirder, more raw and way more complex than the (very enjoyable) film with Kate Hudson (great singing) and Hugh Jackman.
#songsongblue #documentary
youtu.be/YDukMQIz1Sc?...
It’s weirder, more raw and way more complex than the (very enjoyable) film with Kate Hudson (great singing) and Hugh Jackman.
#songsongblue #documentary
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I'm slightly biased here but this really is a wonderful film and a great thing to watch at this time of year.
My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
December 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm slightly biased here but this really is a wonderful film and a great thing to watch at this time of year.
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My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
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Filmmaker Jeanie Finlay offers her 2015 BBC Storyville holiday documentary PANTO! (aka PANTOMIME) for free via her website. Available to watch until January 1, it’s the first time the well-reviewed doc has been widely accessible in the U.S.
Www.jeaniefinlay.com/pantoforfree
Please share with your f&f
Merry Christmas everybody ♥️🌟♥️
★★★★ THE OBSERVER
★★★★ SUNDAY TIMES
Critic’s Pick: GUARDIAN. RADIO TIMES. DAILY MAIL, THE TELEGRAPH, TV TIMES, WHAT’S ON and TOTAL TV GUIDE
Please share with your f&f
Merry Christmas everybody ♥️🌟♥️
★★★★ THE OBSERVER
★★★★ SUNDAY TIMES
Critic’s Pick: GUARDIAN. RADIO TIMES. DAILY MAIL, THE TELEGRAPH, TV TIMES, WHAT’S ON and TOTAL TV GUIDE
Panto for free — Jeanie Finlay — Artist and Film-maker
Www.jeaniefinlay.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Filmmaker Jeanie Finlay offers her 2015 BBC Storyville holiday documentary PANTO! (aka PANTOMIME) for free via her website. Available to watch until January 1, it’s the first time the well-reviewed doc has been widely accessible in the U.S.
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This is great, a real love letter to amateur dramatics and a venerable theatrical tradition. And it's free!
My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is great, a real love letter to amateur dramatics and a venerable theatrical tradition. And it's free!
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One of my favourite documentaries - well worth a watch (as is the rest of Jeanie's filmography)
My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
December 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One of my favourite documentaries - well worth a watch (as is the rest of Jeanie's filmography)
My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
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Our daughter is brilliant (obvs I am biased) but I am in awe of the tenacity of this young team. All creatives, all ALSO working in hospitality! They have secured the support of @toklas.bsky.social restaurant as their location.
They’re just £85 off reaching their target. Check it out & amplify 📣♥️
They’re just £85 off reaching their target. Check it out & amplify 📣♥️
My daughter is currently crowdfunding for her first short film as a writer-director, based on her experience of working as a waitress over the past few years, shooting on location in London with a talented, young, all-female crew.
Please share/donate if you can!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
Please share/donate if you can!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
Post-Shift Clarity
After a brutal Saturday shift, a burnt-out waitress and her coworker wait for close as exhaustion reveals what hustle really costs
www.kickstarter.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Our daughter is brilliant (obvs I am biased) but I am in awe of the tenacity of this young team. All creatives, all ALSO working in hospitality! They have secured the support of @toklas.bsky.social restaurant as their location.
They’re just £85 off reaching their target. Check it out & amplify 📣♥️
They’re just £85 off reaching their target. Check it out & amplify 📣♥️
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I’ve managed to squeeze in a fair bit of niche music into the pages of the Guardian over the years, but especially chuffed with getting to cover the waltzer sound system wars of Hull Fair. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Oggy oggy oggy! The donk-tacular dance music of Hull’s huge funfair
With 600,000 people attending, Hull Fair is the UK’s biggest – and has a thrilling but overlooked musical subculture. We follow the blaring soundsystems to meet the DJs and MCs facing off in waltzer b...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I’ve managed to squeeze in a fair bit of niche music into the pages of the Guardian over the years, but especially chuffed with getting to cover the waltzer sound system wars of Hull Fair. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
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🎥🍴🍺 A Doc, A Dinner & A Drink: The Great Hip Hop Hoax -
two fake Scottish rappers in a wild music scam.
Plus, see @jeaniefinlay.com honoured with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary.
📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm
🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf
*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.
two fake Scottish rappers in a wild music scam.
Plus, see @jeaniefinlay.com honoured with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary.
📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm
🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf
*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.
September 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🎥🍴🍺 A Doc, A Dinner & A Drink: The Great Hip Hop Hoax -
two fake Scottish rappers in a wild music scam.
Plus, see @jeaniefinlay.com honoured with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary.
📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm
🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf
*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.
two fake Scottish rappers in a wild music scam.
Plus, see @jeaniefinlay.com honoured with the Stirling 900 Award for Achievement in Documentary.
📆 Sun 2 Nov, 5.30pm
🎟 Tickets from £11*: bit.ly/3W7H2Kf
*Festival pass holders, £6 supplement.
Tbf those choices were likely made by the director Stephen Leckart and not solely the person in front of the camera.
*worth saying that people often attribute choices made by me as a director to the people that I film.
As a producer on this project he may have had input but not everything is him
*worth saying that people often attribute choices made by me as a director to the people that I film.
As a producer on this project he may have had input but not everything is him
I’m still thinking about this documentary; it’s so fascinating to me that Eminem a) made a documentary about his hardcore fans and b) made sure to feature women, POC, and an openly trans dude. It’s almost as if he wants people to know he’s not a right wing monster!
Anyway here's the trailer
September 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Tbf those choices were likely made by the director Stephen Leckart and not solely the person in front of the camera.
*worth saying that people often attribute choices made by me as a director to the people that I film.
As a producer on this project he may have had input but not everything is him
*worth saying that people often attribute choices made by me as a director to the people that I film.
As a producer on this project he may have had input but not everything is him
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Computer, ENHANCE
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Computer, ENHANCE
As someone who doesn’t spend a huge amount of time in London. Can I suggest:
Overground > Underground
Overground > Underground
September 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
As someone who doesn’t spend a huge amount of time in London. Can I suggest:
Overground > Underground
Overground > Underground
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And there's a full write-up of all the Premieres and Previews happening at Mayhem Film Festival 2025 on our Letterboxd page:
letterboxd.com/mayhemfilmfe...
letterboxd.com/mayhemfilmfe...
Premieres and Previews at Mayhem 2025
A story on Letterboxd.
letterboxd.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
And there's a full write-up of all the Premieres and Previews happening at Mayhem Film Festival 2025 on our Letterboxd page:
letterboxd.com/mayhemfilmfe...
letterboxd.com/mayhemfilmfe...
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I randomly stumbled upon Fujio Kito, an artist who documents Japanese playgrounds at night. It was a fun little rabbit hole to follow. fujio-pand-park.tumblr.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I randomly stumbled upon Fujio Kito, an artist who documents Japanese playgrounds at night. It was a fun little rabbit hole to follow. fujio-pand-park.tumblr.com
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We've just announced the full line-up for this year's Mayhem Film Festival, taking place at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham from 16-19 October. BULK, GAME, TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS, MAN FINDS TAPE, MAG MAG, BONE LAKE, REDUX REDUX, THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE, DEAD BY DAWN, THE ARBITER & more!
With just a month to go before our 21st edition takes place, we're excited to reveal this year’s full festival line-up!
www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/news/2025/09...
A very limited amount of Full Festival Passes are still available. Tickets for individual films are on sale from Fri 19 Sept at 12pm.
www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/news/2025/09...
A very limited amount of Full Festival Passes are still available. Tickets for individual films are on sale from Fri 19 Sept at 12pm.
September 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We've just announced the full line-up for this year's Mayhem Film Festival, taking place at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham from 16-19 October. BULK, GAME, TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS, MAN FINDS TAPE, MAG MAG, BONE LAKE, REDUX REDUX, THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE, DEAD BY DAWN, THE ARBITER & more!
First of the season
September 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
First of the season
🍴🍺 ☕ New webpage tracking restaurant, pub and café openings in and around #Nottingham.
🔍 Discover new places using an interactive list and map. Filter by date, postcode or cuisine.
📩 Sign up to a monthly newsletter to stay up to date.
👉 www.janderrfuss.com/nottingham-n...
🔍 Discover new places using an interactive list and map. Filter by date, postcode or cuisine.
📩 Sign up to a monthly newsletter to stay up to date.
👉 www.janderrfuss.com/nottingham-n...
New Restaurants, Pubs & Cafés in Nottingham – Jan Derrfuss
A guide to the newest independent restaurants, pubs and cafés that have opened in the Nottingham area (NG1-NG16) within the last year.
www.janderrfuss.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Drove home from the Lake District to Nottingham and counted 54 England / union flags on the journey.
Most flags on 1 bridge - 5
2 particularly pathetic flags flying at half mast on lampposts as you come into nottingham - likely due the height of the hoister
The whole effort feels a bit half mast
Most flags on 1 bridge - 5
2 particularly pathetic flags flying at half mast on lampposts as you come into nottingham - likely due the height of the hoister
The whole effort feels a bit half mast
August 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Drove home from the Lake District to Nottingham and counted 54 England / union flags on the journey.
Most flags on 1 bridge - 5
2 particularly pathetic flags flying at half mast on lampposts as you come into nottingham - likely due the height of the hoister
The whole effort feels a bit half mast
Most flags on 1 bridge - 5
2 particularly pathetic flags flying at half mast on lampposts as you come into nottingham - likely due the height of the hoister
The whole effort feels a bit half mast
I’d also recommend listening to the Bigger Loser ep of Maintenance Phase.
When I was filming @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social Aubrey @yrfatfriend.bsky.social was rewatching TBL as research. It was yikes on bikes, cruelty as spectacle.
I truly believe the makers of TBL did not see fat ppl as human
When I was filming @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social Aubrey @yrfatfriend.bsky.social was rewatching TBL as research. It was yikes on bikes, cruelty as spectacle.
I truly believe the makers of TBL did not see fat ppl as human
If you don’t want to watch The Biggest Loser documentary but you want to see somebody rip a strip off the whole operation, can I introduce you to James Cappola, a trainer I follow on Instagram? www.instagram.com/reel/DNbFMnh...
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August 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’d also recommend listening to the Bigger Loser ep of Maintenance Phase.
When I was filming @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social Aubrey @yrfatfriend.bsky.social was rewatching TBL as research. It was yikes on bikes, cruelty as spectacle.
I truly believe the makers of TBL did not see fat ppl as human
When I was filming @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social Aubrey @yrfatfriend.bsky.social was rewatching TBL as research. It was yikes on bikes, cruelty as spectacle.
I truly believe the makers of TBL did not see fat ppl as human