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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Stan Rennie is the next Mr Bates.” – @tinabrownlm.bsky.social We shared a sneak peek of @jeaniefinlay.com All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea at Truth Tellers in May. The film opens in UK cinemas on 23 Oct. Watch Jeanie discuss it on stage at Doc Fest + book tickets: tinyurl.com/y47mddhx

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tommy in boots @tommyinboots.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

hey! the movie about Aubrey aka @yrfatfriend.bsky.social is now up on streaming! 🎉

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trailer for my wife @jeaniefinlay.com's new doc ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA. When a mystery tide of poisoned sea life washes ashore on England’s North East coast, grief gives way to a turbulent quest for answers, led by the unlikeliest of rebels. www.youtube.com/watch?v=seU-...

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🦞 ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA - a film by Jeanie Finlay. OFFICIAL TRAILER 🦀

YouTube video by Jeanie Finlay

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 05/09/2026

This is what happens when you programme by ai My new film was made in Hartlepool. About a fishing community in Hartlepool. Film is being released nationally, we’re booking cinemas across Uk. Guess where we can’t book? You guessed it. Vue Hartlepool “Too much of a risk” Help us convince them

All Rivers
Spill Their Stories
To The Sea
A FILM BY JEANIE FINLAY
POOL SOLUTIO
DO YOU WANT TO SEE THIS FILM IN HARTLEPOOL?
Vue, Hartlepool is not convinced there is an audience for this film, help us show them there is!
Leave a comment + share with your friends.
Thank you!

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One Sick Vet @onesickvet.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Looking for an interesting watch this weekend? Support @yrfatfriend.bsky.social and @jeaniefinlay.com and watch the Your Fat Friend documentary. (Available on several streaming platforms)

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 30/08/2026

I have an FAQ on my website, which I ask people to read before emailing me. In the past 6 months I have had so many cold call emails from people. Filmmakers sending me long pitch emails written with ai, pitching fiction film outlines written with ai with decks full of ai images.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 14/08/2026

Mocumentaries are shot in a way no documentary ever would be

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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I updated my total eclipse webcam viewer for today's eclipse! Once totality begins you'll see a live-updating umbra, so you can race to the next webcam and see the eclipse happen over and over again. jonty.github.io/2026_eclipse...

A map showing the path of the 2026 total eclipse over Iceland and Spain, with markers showing webcams and a countdown until the eclipse begins, and it hitting the first webcam.

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Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂

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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 18/07/2026

Please don’t make me cast The Odyssey entirely from Taskmaster contestants I have my hands full with casting Hitchhiker’s Guide

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

News on Early Bird Passes for the upcoming Mayhem Film Festival 2026, plus a special September screening of SURVIVE STYLE 5+!, courtesy of the lovely people at @thirdwindowfilms.com

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 03/07/2026

🚨tonight 6pm uk time🚨 free 1 hour film AMA session with me + you + other filmmakers I run these free sessions once over two months. Have been too busy to advertise so you’ll get more time Book your place, join from anywhere in the world. It’s a good time. www.jeaniefinlay.com/ask-me-anyth...

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 02/07/2026

As night follows day the 3 stars of bewilderment for documentary reviews at the guardian is back. So tiresome to see lauded, well made, award-winning independent documentaries, not about famous people, given the same ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Great review for @jeaniefinlay.com's new film ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA, which premiered last night at @sheffdocfest.bsky.social. Coming to cinemas around the UK in the autumn. filmcarnage.com/2026/06/10/r...

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Review: All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea

Directed by Jeanie Finlay, when thousands of dead crabs wash ashore along England’s North East coast, fisherman Stan Rennie finds himself leading a grassroots fight for answers and a future. …

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Rodney Forster @rodneyforster.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

At the UK premiere last night of 'All Rivers Spill Their Stores To The Sea' by @jeaniefinlay.com. Powerful - eviscerating Brexit, and Johnson and Hoochens's levelling up - emotional, but also funny and most of all beautifully shot with every scene a masterpiece. businessdoceurope.com/cphdox-fact-...

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CPH:DOX F:ACT: All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea by Jeanie Finlay - Business Doc Europe

The film will be released by Glimmerama, the recently announced distribution arm of Glimmer Films, the production company owned by Finlay,

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

New aftershave in Lidl: gives you the precise aroma of a widowed policeman investigating the murder of his daughter, drawn into a wide-ranging political conspiracy involving nuclear weapons.

Two boxes of aftershave called ‘Edge Of Darkness’

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 04/06/2026

Sounds like “someone” is an absolute bellend. Signed, a mum.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 02/06/2026

Have you got your ticket? 🎟️

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 28/05/2026

How is this not a national scandal??!! Huge amounts of money apologising for poor service.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 28/05/2026

In April alone @eastmidsrailway.bsky.social paid out over £1 million in delay and repay payments. That’s just one rail company - they all have to make individual compensation payments That’s 53,834 people delayed AND aware / had time to claim Imagine if that £££ went on improving service

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 27/05/2026

Managed to get all the way from Amsterdam on a train only to be greeted by @eastmidsrailway.bsky.social yay. No drivers = no trains. The only thing that makes this in any way palatable is filing a delay repay claim. Ffs

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 23/05/2026

💅Your Fat Friend case-study incoming We’ve had so many requests for this so Suzanne Alizart have made our in person case-study presentation available for a live event. Learn something, get angry, have a good time: The creative, direct distribution of Your Fat Friend. July 1st 2026 8pm UK/3pmET

CASE-STUDY EVENT
Learn something, get angry, have a good time: The creative, direct distribution of Your Fat Friend
Www.glimmerama.com

July 1st 8pm UK/3pm ET / 12pm PT
Book your place now!

Amid widespread uncertainty for independent film Glimmerama founders - artist & filmmaker Jeanie Finlay and creative producer Suzanne Alizart • offer an online, image-laden, powerful case-study in resilience and tenacity.
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Designed to provide inspiration for your projects, the case study will detail the direct, creative approach they took to connecting with audiences, sparking conversations and making meaningful change while distributing their feature documentary Your Fat Friend.

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Inspired by the life and work of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon, Your fat Friend defied the odds and industry expectations to forge deep, meaningful connections with audiences around the world.
glimmerama.com

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.) This is #66 and it's called 'Corn'.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 18/05/2026

🦞In tears 😭 in love ♥️ angry 🤬 & hopeful 🙏 all at once 🦀 We love what Emilie Gambade said about All Rivers Spill… after the @sirharrysummit.bsky.social sneak peek last week. Were you there? Uk premiere June 12 & 14 at @sheffdocfest.bsky.social 🎟️🦞🦀 www.sheffdocfest.com/film/all-riv... 🔥#utb

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

If anyone is looking for a State of the Nation report, I’m just on a tram and a group of teens started playing Freed From Desire out loud on their phone and singing along and now the whole carriage is joining in.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 15/05/2026

@aiannucci.bsky.social hello 👋🏻 what’s the best email to contact you about something.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 08/05/2026

Here’s the fabulous @tinabrownlm.bsky.social on why Hartlepool fisher, Stan Rennie’s story is the next MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE. Follow us www.glimmerama.com/allriversspill

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

too many stupid people have money; that's why I'm launching protein cigarettes

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 08/05/2026

So invigorating to be at @sirharrysummit.bsky.social to talk about the value of feature length documentary to show change over time

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 08/05/2026

It was incredible! So happy to show a sneak peek of my new film ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA and be a part of @sirharrysummit.bsky.social

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories based on the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.) This is #62, it's called 'Chips' and it's dedicated to @annebillson.bsky.social.

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.) This is #60 and it's called 'Press-up'.

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I've written a brand new Adrian Chills story (short horror stories directly inspired by the Guardian columns of Adrian Chiles.) This is #61 and it's called 'Coffee Machine'.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 18/04/2026

This @recordstoreday.bsky.social I’m remembering THE GREATEST and much missed record shop of all (don’t @ me) SOUND IT OUT. Here’s a scene from the film I made there. Watch the full film here vimeo.com/ondemand/sou...

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I shot parts of this doc so I'm clearly biased but it really is a great piece of filmmaking with Tom, the shop's owner and a truly lovely man, at the beating heart of it.

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The Hair Ghost Of Prague taking a little walk in the park

A Google Maps shot of a park. On the pathway, in the middle of the shot, is a small thing covered in hair.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 04/04/2026

🚨Nottingham🚨 Everybody to Broad street @broadwaycinema.bsky.social to see the rousing EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET I saw the film today and so good to hear spontaneous applause in the cinema afterwards. It’s showing all week. #supportdocumentary #nottingham

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Dr Joanne Norcup @drjn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Strongly recommend the fabulous documentary work of @jeaniefinlay.com to everyone. Always beautiful, always humane, always thoughtful. #YourFatFriend on BBC iPlayer / Storyville also #GameofThronesTheLastWatch, #Seahorse absolute stellar artist and glorious human

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 29/03/2026

Great to see a whole new audience connecting with my 2013 film THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX on Netflix. The fiction based on the same story, directed by James McAvoy hits cinemas April 10th.

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Oreat hiP, hop noax
A FILM BY
JEANIE FINLAY
ANDREW JONES
"FASCINATING AND FURIOUSLY
FUNNY"

the Oreat
hIP,hop
nody
A FILM BY
JEANIE FINLAY
RUSSELL DEAN
"TIGHTLY TOLD.
MASSIVELY
ENTERTAINING"

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OreaT
noax
A FILM BY
JEANIE FINLAY
CHRISTINE TAIT
"HOW CAN YOU LOOK AT THESE TWO AND NOT THINK THEY'RE SCOTTISH"

the great hiP,hop
nody
A FILM BY
JEANIE FINLAY
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"TOLD WITH IMMENSE COMPASSION.
A STUDY ABOUT LIES, WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE TO BE SOMETHING THEY AREN'T, AND WHY IT ALL MATTERS."

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 29/03/2026

Great to see a whole new audience connecting with my 2013 film THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX on Netflix. The fiction based on the same story, directed by James McAvoy hits cinemas April 10th.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 25/03/2026

Taken a couple of days off after the whirl of CPH dox. Let me tell you the cafes and restaurants of Nottingham are FILLED with retirees living their best lives.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 24/03/2026

Is there anywhere to listen to the new #lindywest book. I am an audiobook gal and I cannot find it in any of the usual places - although tantalisingly there are extracts of it… Is this just a territory thing because I am in the uk?

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