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Ben Kempas
@benkempas.com
Docu filmmaker-turned-campaigner-turned-livestreamer at Film & Campaign Ltd. Impact campaign strategist for #TheOilMachine. Born @ 332ppm. Old German, new Scot, pro indy.
https://www.filmcampaign.org
Edinburgh pals, do you agree our food should be free of exploitation? Will I see you after the film THE PICKERS tonight?

This week we've been launching European-wide, community-hosted events – and there's one at @themeltingpoted.bsky.social tonight!

themeltingpot.spaces.nexudus.com/events/14155...
June 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Are you enjoying your daily fruit and veg?

Spare a thought for the people who pick them, often in miserable conditions.

Our campaign @thepickers.org uses the documentary film THE PICKERS to draw attention to their plight.

You can be among the first-ever people to sign our call for a FAIR PICK.
March 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've been on Bluesky for a while, but we've just set up a company account here, too.

So those of you who know about Film & Campaign Ltd. could do me a huge favour and be the first-ever followers of @filmcampaign.org ...?

Photo is the view from our office. Our work is all about building bridges...
January 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Forgot to share this on here – earlier this month we organised an event on behalf of @sonjahenrici.bsky.social at Dynamic Earth to celebrate some 300 events we've been facilitating for #TheOilMachine, and to remind politicians in #Holyrood of the urgency to act...

FAO @ewangibbs.bsky.social
May 30, 2024 at 3:57 PM
For folk in Germany:

Today, an impact tour of German cinemas begins for 'Hinter guten Türen', a very personal doc by Julia Beerhold about the violence she experienced as a child.

For Mindjazz Pictures, we've been facilitating partnerships with a number of key charities.

www.hintergutentueren.de
May 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Happy Leap Year Day, everyone!

Earlier this month, a brilliant new employee leaped into our office: Tabita Knoblauch (centre) has joined us as bilingual impact producer for two German-based projects, a German-Swedish coproduction, and many more!
February 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Sorry, still a bit slow with posting things on here…

Earlier this month, after more than a year of getting the film #TheOilMachine out there, we finally presented clips from it to Members of Parliament in Westminster, and we discussed an urgent question:

“Is the North Sea out of our control?”
December 23, 2023 at 11:29 AM
Feeling a bit melancholic today.

At Film & Campaign, we've produced the livestreams for 77 (out of 140+) briefings held by @independentsage.bsky.social.

Today was the last one.

It's already had some 13,000 views on that other platform that allows for livestreaming...
twitter.com/IndependentS...
December 1, 2023 at 5:11 PM
Join us on Monday night for a screening of the award-winning feature documentary THE OIL MACHINE and a discussion called 'After THE OIL MACHINE: What Norway and the UK can learn from each other'.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can, starting from free.
Get yours now:
watch.eventive.org/theoilmachin...
October 26, 2023 at 8:26 AM
Aye, would still be nicer if it played inline.

At least we can post pictures!
(Still testing.)
October 21, 2023 at 1:10 PM