Julian Carrington
@jvcarrington.bsky.social
Woke lobbyist (Racial Equity Media Collective) & professional movie nerd (curator of Hot Docs' For Viola community film series) • Formerly: Documentary Organization of Canada; TIFF • Toronto 📍
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From our new issue: @docorg.bsky.social's @jvcarrington.bsky.social takes over the Policy Matters column and reflects on the implications of looming CRTC decisions and a changing landscape for creatives povmagazine.com/doc-fights-f...
DOC Fights for Independent Filmmakers at the CRTC - POV Magazine
As Canada awaits results from May's CRTC hearings, there is a looming concern that even favourable determinations might be hobbled by larger forces.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
From our new issue: @docorg.bsky.social's @jvcarrington.bsky.social takes over the Policy Matters column and reflects on the implications of looming CRTC decisions and a changing landscape for creatives povmagazine.com/doc-fights-f...
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Important❗️
DOC Signs Open Letter on Canada’s Digital Sovereignty
DOC has joined civil society organizations across the country in urging the federal government to stand up to foreign tech giants and protect Canada’s digital future.
🔗Read more here: docorg.ca/advocacy/doc...
DOC Signs Open Letter on Canada’s Digital Sovereignty
DOC has joined civil society organizations across the country in urging the federal government to stand up to foreign tech giants and protect Canada’s digital future.
🔗Read more here: docorg.ca/advocacy/doc...
July 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Important❗️
DOC Signs Open Letter on Canada’s Digital Sovereignty
DOC has joined civil society organizations across the country in urging the federal government to stand up to foreign tech giants and protect Canada’s digital future.
🔗Read more here: docorg.ca/advocacy/doc...
DOC Signs Open Letter on Canada’s Digital Sovereignty
DOC has joined civil society organizations across the country in urging the federal government to stand up to foreign tech giants and protect Canada’s digital future.
🔗Read more here: docorg.ca/advocacy/doc...
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At Sheffield, leaders from the Documentary Organization of Canada, International Documentary Association, and Documentary Film Council form international advocacy alliance. povmagazine.com/doc-ida-and-...
DOC, IDA, and DFC Announce International Documentary Advocacy Alliance - POV Magazine
Leaders from the Documentary Organization of Canada, International Documentary Association, and Documentary Film Council form international advocacy alliance.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
At Sheffield, leaders from the Documentary Organization of Canada, International Documentary Association, and Documentary Film Council form international advocacy alliance. povmagazine.com/doc-ida-and-...
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On Deck at Hot Docs Cinema - Student protest doc THE ENCAMPMENTS via For Viola, Citizen Minutes for Doors Open, Miyazaki's CASTLE IN THE SKY, Hitchcock's THE BIRDS, band doc BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN, Toronto After Dark founder Adam Lopez remembered with STAR TREK II: WRATH OF KHAN. #toRep
May 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
On Deck at Hot Docs Cinema - Student protest doc THE ENCAMPMENTS via For Viola, Citizen Minutes for Doors Open, Miyazaki's CASTLE IN THE SKY, Hitchcock's THE BIRDS, band doc BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN, Toronto After Dark founder Adam Lopez remembered with STAR TREK II: WRATH OF KHAN. #toRep
Free tickets to For Viola’s Toronto premiere presentation of THE ENCAMPMENTS are now available.
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
May 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Free tickets to For Viola’s Toronto premiere presentation of THE ENCAMPMENTS are now available.
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Join us on Friday, May 23 at 7PM for our screening and filmmaker Q&A.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Speaking of, For Viola proudly presents the Toronto premiere of THE ENCAMPMENTS on May 23!
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
May 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Speaking of, For Viola proudly presents the Toronto premiere of THE ENCAMPMENTS on May 23!
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
This will be a FREE community screening and folks can pre-register now to have the first opportunity to book tickets when they go live:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1R7b...
Sign up and please spread the word! 🙏🏽
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In Queer as Punk, members of the Malaysian LGBTQ punk band Shh…Diam! offer anthems for queer rights. @bgos923.bsky.social reviews #HotDocs25 povmagazine.com/queer-as-pun...
Queer as Punk Review: Music as Resistance in Malaysia - POV Magazine
Queer as Punk review: The members of the Malaysian punk band Shh...Diam! create a powerful sound of resistance for LGBTQ rights.
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May 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
In Queer as Punk, members of the Malaysian LGBTQ punk band Shh…Diam! offer anthems for queer rights. @bgos923.bsky.social reviews #HotDocs25 povmagazine.com/queer-as-pun...
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The intense world of soccer fandom receives a captivating portrait in #Ultras as love for the game unites ardent fans to extremes #HotDocs25 povmagazine.com/ultras-revie...
Ultras Review: When Enthusiasm Hits the Fan - POV Magazine
Ultras review: the intense world of soccer fandom receives a captivating portrait as love for the game unites ardent fans to extremes.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The intense world of soccer fandom receives a captivating portrait in #Ultras as love for the game unites ardent fans to extremes #HotDocs25 povmagazine.com/ultras-revie...
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Any one of the "11,000 global members with diverse viewpoints" who cannot condemn the physical assault of a filmmaker does not belong in the Academy. This is a woefully insufficient response, literally worse than silence.
AMPAS has issued a new statement that basically says: “we will continue to say nothing.” they don’t even bother mentioning Hamdan Ballal — an Oscar winner!!! — by name.
March 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Any one of the "11,000 global members with diverse viewpoints" who cannot condemn the physical assault of a filmmaker does not belong in the Academy. This is a woefully insufficient response, literally worse than silence.
Hamdan Ballal recorded a video for our February community screening of NO OTHER LAND in Toronto, lamenting increasing settler violence, including four attacks on his own home.
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hamdan Ballal recorded a video for our February community screening of NO OTHER LAND in Toronto, lamenting increasing settler violence, including four attacks on his own home.
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One of the co-directors of NO OTHER LAND, Hamdan Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and seized by Israeli soldiers from the ambulance Ballal called, per co-director Yuval Abraham. No one knows where Ballal is. (Ballal is second from right in the below photo.)
March 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
One of the co-directors of NO OTHER LAND, Hamdan Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and seized by Israeli soldiers from the ambulance Ballal called, per co-director Yuval Abraham. No one knows where Ballal is. (Ballal is second from right in the below photo.)
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Florida mayor backtracks on threats to cinema for screening No Other Land www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Miami Beach Mayor Withdraws Call to End Movie Theater’s Lease After It Screened ‘No Other Land’
Steven Meiner introduced a resolution last week describing the Oscar-winning documentary as antisemitic, but he withdrew it during Wednesday's regular commission meeting after five of the six city com...
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March 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Florida mayor backtracks on threats to cinema for screening No Other Land www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Wish there was a also a concerted effort among Canadian free speech advocates to seek accountability from TVO with respect to its suppression of RUSSIANS AT WAR…
IDA issues statement as Miami Beach mayor threatens to pull funding for independent theatre for screening No Other Land. "If these threats are carried out, it is not only filmmakers but also audiences who will suffer.” www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...
Art House Convergence and IDA Issue Statement Against Threat by Miami Beach Mayor to Close Cinema Over ‘No Other Land’
Miami Beach mayor threatens cinema that screened 'No Other Land' with closure, prompting responses from IDA and Art House Convergence.
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March 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wish there was a also a concerted effort among Canadian free speech advocates to seek accountability from TVO with respect to its suppression of RUSSIANS AT WAR…
For Toronto folks!
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
February 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For Toronto folks!
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Tomorrow’s free screening has gone rush but any empty seats will be made available 15 minutes before show time!
It’s a big cinema (650 seats) so I want to say chances are decent! 🤞🏽
Literally no one asked for this.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Literally no one asked for this.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
But as the humble curator of the For Viola series, I feel compelled to shout out four truly phenomenal films that will be hitting Toronto cinemas in the very near future.
ICYMI: Free Toronto Community Screening - NO OTHER LAND - FEB 7 🍉
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
ICYMI: Free Toronto Community Screening - NO OTHER LAND - FEB 7 🍉
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
For Viola is grateful to present one of 2024’s essential films, which remains without North American distribution despite being one of the year’s most celebrated docs, including a special citation from @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social
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Toronto encore Feb. 7 at Hot Docs' For Viola series if you want to show there's an audience for No Other Land! hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
January 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Toronto encore Feb. 7 at Hot Docs' For Viola series if you want to show there's an audience for No Other Land! hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
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fyi!
January 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
fyi!
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You should see this.
January 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
You should see this.
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Truly one of the best essays I’ve read in a while on how Netflix and the streaming model have changed film and television for the worse.
Netflix sold investors, reporters, and the public a fantasy that’s not only eroding the film business, but doing its part to degrade film as a cultural medium.
Netflix sold investors, reporters, and the public a fantasy that’s not only eroding the film business, but doing its part to degrade film as a cultural medium.
I have an essay about how Netflix destroyed the movies in the new issue of @nplusonemag.com. Read it online and in print!
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer...
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December 26, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Truly one of the best essays I’ve read in a while on how Netflix and the streaming model have changed film and television for the worse.
Netflix sold investors, reporters, and the public a fantasy that’s not only eroding the film business, but doing its part to degrade film as a cultural medium.
Netflix sold investors, reporters, and the public a fantasy that’s not only eroding the film business, but doing its part to degrade film as a cultural medium.
TORONTO!
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
December 10, 2024 at 11:43 PM
TORONTO!
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
A little reminder that our For Viola presentation of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON happens this Friday at 7pm.
Filmmakers will in attendance and the tickets are FREE!
Get yours at:
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
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NO OTHER LAND leads the winners at this year's IDA Awards with three wins including Best Documentary Feature povmagazine.com/no-other-lan...
No Other Land Leads IDA Award Winners - POV Magazine
No Other Land leads the winners of the International Documentary Associations IDA Awards with three prizes including Best Feature Documentary.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM
NO OTHER LAND leads the winners at this year's IDA Awards with three wins including Best Documentary Feature povmagazine.com/no-other-lan...
We’ve now had over 200 tickets booked for the Toronto community screening of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
December 4, 2024 at 4:03 PM
We’ve now had over 200 tickets booked for the Toronto community screening of SEEKING MAVIS BEACON!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
Still plenty of balcony seating tho!
Come through!
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Next up at Hot Docs Cinema, FREE screening and Q&A of Jazmin Jones’ SEEKING MAVIS BEACON. hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Donate if you can to keep this vital screening series, For Viola, going. The team works hard af.
Donate if you can to keep this vital screening series, For Viola, going. The team works hard af.
November 30, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Next up at Hot Docs Cinema, FREE screening and Q&A of Jazmin Jones’ SEEKING MAVIS BEACON. hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Donate if you can to keep this vital screening series, For Viola, going. The team works hard af.
Donate if you can to keep this vital screening series, For Viola, going. The team works hard af.
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There is no #cybermonday discount on tickets to SEEKING MAVIS BEACON at the Hot Docs Cinema on December 13 because the tickets are already free.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
December 2, 2024 at 6:34 PM
There is no #cybermonday discount on tickets to SEEKING MAVIS BEACON at the Hot Docs Cinema on December 13 because the tickets are already free.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...