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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 18h

This Sunday on my radio show PHONOGRAPHY it's Part 2 of my Flying Nun Records special featuring an interview with Matthew Goody, author of NEEDLES & PLASTIC: FLYING NUN RECORDS 1981-1988 - Tune in to penderradio.ca Sunday from 3-4pm pacific Photo: Tall Dwarfs (Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate) in 1983

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Zaranyzerak @zaranyzerak.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In today's episode of The Biggest Horror Update Ever, we check out a stack of deluxe boxed set editions from @severinfilms.bsky.social curated by the frighteningly knowledgeable @kierlajanisse.bsky.social youtu.be/EWo8gNqeqd4 #Horror #HorrorMovies #PhysicalMedia

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The Cornucopic Curation of Kier La Janisse - The Biggest Horror Update EVER Part 24

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today on my radio show PHONOGRAPHY, the 1st in a 2-part special devoted to NZ record label Flying Nun feat. an interview w/ Matthew Goody author of NEEDLES & PLASTIC: FLYING NUN RECORDS, 1981-1988. Tune into penderradio.ca from 3-4pm pacific. Replays Tuesday same time! Sponsored by Timpson Films!

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's my birthday today! I'd love if all the people who read HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN would read and/or review my COCKFIGHTER book (it's a better book IMO)- one of the only outlets to ever review it was @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social here: share.google/oSLZNGWvoeyH...

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Cockfighter of the Year | Los Angeles Review of Books

Dylan Adamson reviews Kier-La Janisse’s “Cockfight: A Fable of Failure,” a book about the 1974 film “Cockfighter.”

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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · 03/10/2026

By the way pals Writers on Film breezed past its 300th episode without much fanfare a few weeks ago. I really have no time to promote the show at all! But I am hugely grateful to those who listen and the guests who come on podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...

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Writers on Film

TV & Film Podcast · Updated weekly · Writers on Film is the only podcast to focus on film books and to talk to the best authors working in the area of cinema. From Making Of tomes to biographies, stud...

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tuesday Oct 6 I'll be at the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social in Dublin, in conversation with author + scholar Bernice Murphy followed by a screening of Eyes of Fire Tix: share.google/pCreT885s6G7...

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This week on my radio show PHONOGRAPHY I revisit '70s Americana - tune in Sundays from 3-4pm pacific (6-7pm eastern) at penderradio.ca

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Autographing signature plates for a new pressing of HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN - only available by ordering direct from @fabpress.bsky.social ! (Turn sound up to hear what I'm watching while I sign them!) #houseofpsychoticwomen

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I just uploaded the first 6 episodes of my weekly radio show PHONOGRAPHY to my Mixcloud page (including a 4-part tribute to the art of the compilation album, Family Bands and Nikki Sudden/Epic Soundtracks eps), with more to follow, so if you've missed any, check out www.mixcloud.com/kierlajanisse/

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

PSYCH-OUT! This week my radio show PHONOGRAPHY is all psych, touching on various micro-genres like psych pop, garage psych, heavy psych, acid-folk, psychedelic prog, neo-psych... Sunday 3-4pm pacific (6-7pm eastern) and replaying Tuesday at the same time at penderradio.ca

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My radio show from Sunday replays today from 3-4pm pacific (6-7pm eastern) at penderradio.ca

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · 01/09/2026

This "documentary on folk horror’s origins, attributes and effects is a dizzyingly exhaustive, if exploratory, country trip": @kierlajanisse.bsky.social's WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR (2021) is on BloodStream TV from today. projectedfigures.com/2021/07/31/w...

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Woodlands Dark And Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021) at Fantasia - Projected Figures

Kier-La Janisse's doc WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR is a dizzyingly exhaustive, if exploratory, country trip

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Posted this on IG and bears repeating here - @raynewman.bsky.social 's been carving out the "Brutalist ghost story" microgenre for the last several years so just wanted to draw attention to these great anthologies.

Pics of two Ray Newman book covers from 2022 and 2026 depicting Brutalist architecture with my text saying "If you don't know Ray Newman's Brutalist ghost stories, you need to"

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

TODAY! 3-4pm Pacific (6-7 eastern) at penderradio.ca

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

CHASING MIRRORS THROUGH A HAZE - new episode of my radio show PHONOGRAPHY out tomorrow on Pender Radio - Listen at penderradio.ca Sundays 3-4pm pacific (6-7pm eastern)

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Very cool to see the new @themountaingoats.bsky.social album was recorded at Sear Sound, home of exploitation film legend Roberta Findlay!

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN News from @fabpress.bsky.social ! The hardcover edition is back in stock, including the bonus CD of me reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" set to an original score by Timothy Fife ! Get it at www.fabpress.com/hopw-expande...

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

My radio show starts at 3pm pacific / 6pm eastern! Tune in to penderradio.ca to hear me attempt the BOSS RADIO format, inspired by my hometown station CKLW (but also KHJ in LA, home to The Real Don Steele) I'm a rambler so this was tough to keep all short + sweet and timed to the CKLW hot clock!

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Eric Veillette @veilletteinto.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Robert Downey’s Putney Swope opened at the Towne Cinema in Toronto on January 9, 1970. Plays today as a launch event for the incredible new book Truth and Soul: A Robert Downey Sr. Reader, edited by @kierlajanisse.bsky.social & Clint Enns & featuring the work of some extremely talented folk.

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This was great fun!! Thanks so much for having me on the show @www.johnbleasdale.com !!

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Spectacular Optical Media @spectacularoptical.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

THIS SATURDAY in TORONTO! Sat. Aug 1, 3:00pm at Revue Cinema - Robert Downey Sr.'s 1969 advertising satire PUTNEY SWOPE - Toronto launch for our book TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER Editors @kierlajanisse.bsky.social & Clint Enns in person w/ contributors @stephenbroomer.bsky.social & more

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Last day of the @severinfilms.bsky.social table at @fantasiafestival.com ! All remaining items discounted as we get ready to pack up! Open 1pm-9pm (or whenever it's all gone!)

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Today my radio show PHONOGRAPHY is coming at you from the @fantasiafestival.com in Montreal, so we're doing a show entirely devoted to cult film soundtracks! Tune in 3-4pm PDT (6-7pm EDT) at Pender Radio penderradio.ca

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The @severinfilms.bsky.social table is open for business at @fantasiafestival.com ! 1pm-9pm daily through Tuesday July 28 (while supplies last!) Come see Taylor of @screamandwrithe.bsky.social working the table weekdays and underground comix legend Rick Trembles on Sat/Sun!

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

TODAY! Come meet these crazy kids Peter Hengl and Lola Basara (AND actor Cornelius Obonya!!) at the World Premiere of their film THE FATED HOUR, commissioned and EP'd by @severinfilms.bsky.social ! Plays @fantasiafestival.com at 3:45pm in the De Seve theatre, with 4K restoration of STUDIO Q!

Photo of Peter + Lola in a long stone hallway with columns along one side and wooden easels lined up along the other, Peter wearing a suit and beret leaning diagonally against a column by his elbow, Lola seated in a black leather jacket , all with a rust and mint green colour grade. Photo by Vlad Braga

BTS Photo of Fanny Altenburger reclined, sleeping in a chair wearing an early 19th C dress, lit by a candelabra on a nearby table, as an arri camera tilts above her. Photo by by Robert Puteanu.

Poster for THE FATED HOUR designed by Matt Needle in photocollage style, depicting an antique clock striking 9:00, flanked by candelabras . A raven sits atop the clock and beneath clock face is an inset containing a spectral shape.

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Spectacular Optical Media @spectacularoptical.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

FRIDAY at @lalumierecollective in MTL! Robert Downey Sr's CHAFED ELBOWS introduced by Clint Enns and @kierlajanisse.bsky.social editors of the new book TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER - Books available at the screening for $30 CAD (cash/card) Info: lalumierecollective.org/2026/robert-...

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Only two more days til the World Premiere of THE FATED HOUR! The new gothic short from Peter Hengl (FAMILY DINNER) based on Friedrich Laun's story "The Relationship with the Spirit World" EP'd by me and @severinfilms.bsky.social it screens at @fantasiafestival.com Thurs July 23 @3:45pm w/ STUDIO Q!

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Starts TOMORROW! I'm en route to Montreal AS WE SPEAK!

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

TORONTO! See you Sat. Aug 1 at the @vinsyn.bsky.social store w/ blu ray launch for A YEAR IN A FIELD, then across the street at The Revue for PUTNEY SWOPE w/ our book TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER details on spectacularoptical.com

Close up image of moss growing on a standing stone, with an inset 3D photo of the blu ray cover for A YEAR IN A FIELD depicting a blue painting of a standing stone. The following text appears within illustrated clouds: A YEAR IN A FIELD Blu ray launch & signing Sat Aug 1, 12:30-1:30 at Vinegar Syndrome Toronto, Kier-La Janisse in person with various items from the Spectacular Optical and Severin Films libraries.

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

THIS WEEK @severinfilms.bsky.social launches two films (World Premieres of THE FATED HOUR and STUDIO Q) and a boardgame at @fantasiafestival.com in Montreal as well as having a merch table on site!! Register a team for the boardgame here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/street-war...

Flyer with red and blue design, blue rope border and red candelabras with blue flames surrounding the following text: SEVERIN FILMS 20th ANNIVERARY FESTIVITIES AT FANTASIA!

Thurs July 23:
STUDIO Q (1980)
World Premiere of 4K Restoration of Marcela Fernández Violante's metanarrative gem set in the realm of Mexican telenovelas! Introduced by project producer and historian Abraham Castillo Flores!
Plays with THE FATED HOUR (2026)
Severin's latest original Gothic short film from FAMILY DINNER director Peter Hengl adapts Friedrich Laun's story "The Relationship with the Spirit-World" Director Peter Hengl, Producer Lola Basara and EP Kier-La Janisse in person!

Saturday July 25:
STREET WARRIORS: THE GAME OF CINE QUINQUI - Boardgame Launch!
Be the first to play Severin's latest game, set in the turbulent world of Spanish Transition-era juvenile delinquents, corrupt cops and sensationalist reporters! Designed by Zach Clark of Living Lunch Novelties with art by The Last Johny on the Left. Party is open to all but if you want to play, register your team for free using the QR code (Limited spots available!). Walkups welcome - space permitting! All players receive a Severin gift bag and drink ticket.

Thursday July 23 through Tuesday July 28:
SEVERIN MERCH STALL
Come visit us in the Hall Building lobby where we'll be set up every afternoon with blu rays, books and select limited edition merch - including our latest releases hot off the presses (while supplies last!)

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This Sunday on PHONOGRAPHY - a Tribute to the book LOST IN THE GROOVES (2004) edited by Kim Cooper + David Smay This book was responsible for me encountering some of my now-favourite records for the first time. Hear them Sunday 3-4pm pacific time at penderradio.ca

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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our buddy @bjcolangelo.bsky.social needs a little help from her friends (and I'm a bully). BJ needs what is, essentially, a full mouth replacement thanks to cancer radiation. We can't eliminate the dental trauma, but we can help with the life-altering debt. www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...

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Donate to BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin'), organized by Amelia Emberwing

If you're reading this, you're not new to the fact that eventually the "pass … Amelia Emberwing needs your support for BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin')

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Only 2hrs left to vote in the @fangoria.bsky.social #ChainsawAwards ! (There's no short film category or I'm sure THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM would have been nominated... lol) Make your voice heard at fangoria.com/votenow/

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Join Me and Vote for the FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards » FANGORIA

I voted! Now it's your turn. #ChainsawAwards

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

RADIO REVOLUTION: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BIG 8 is a movie I love dearly about CKLW, the 50,000-watt border radio station that once ruled the airwaves. I'm screening it as a fundraiser for Pender Radio (who host my weekly show) on Aug 7th - details here: spectacularoptical.com/events/radio...

Red and cream newsprint collage-style poster with a number of personalities from CKLW radio in the 1970s, surrounding a larger image of music director Rosalie Trembley wearing a V neck sweater and a bouffant hairdo. There is a red CKLW 20/20 news camaro on the bottom, an illustration of the giant CKLW radio tower and its signal emanating from Windsor Ontario, and the words "She's everybody's favorite little record girl" from the Bob Seger song he wrote about Rosalie Trembley.

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Spectacular Optical Media @spectacularoptical.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

MONTREAL! Three nights of Robert Downey Sr. coming your way this month with TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER co-editors @kierlajanisse.bsky.social and Clint Enns in person to intro each screening w/ books on hand - see details on our website spectacularoptical.com

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Daley AF(C) @daleyafc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

My favourite Sam Neil story. In Event Horizon he requested that the Aboriginal flag replace the Union Jack on his uniform’s Australia flag of the future. One of the good guys. Sad news to start the day. May he rest in peace.

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

He was an early crush as one of my first screen devils in THE FINAL CONFLICT. But of course it was POSSESSION that stapled him to my heart forever. That said, I'll perhaps most cherish him in his last role, showing off his ducks on Instagram. 🖤 RIP Sam Neill 1947-2026

Sam Neil in POSSESSION, looking skyward against a blue mist

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Today on my radio show PHONOGRAPHY it's all music performed, and in some case written by, KIDS! There will be some bubblegum, funk, ghostly children's choirs, songs of heartache and abandonment... And it's all on Pender Radio Sunday 3-4pm pacific (6-7pm eastern) - tune in at penderradio.ca

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My beautiful first blu ray has arrived! THANK YOU to everyone who has bought a blu ray - if you'll be at @fantasiafestival.com come by the @severinfilms.bsky.social table to get a copy in person! Or you can get it online from severinfilms.com (North America) or spectacularoptical.com (Canada only)

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Great article by Alison Foreman in @indiewire.com - I find her pieces examining trends and changes in the film industry to be especially astute in terms of real-world relevance (and I'm not just saying that because she mentions @severinfilms.bsky.social !) www.indiewire.com/features/com...

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Physical Media Matters More Than Ever

From Sony's new removals to Netflix's old originals, here's why physical media, Blu-rays, DVDs, and film preservation matter more than ever.

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The schedule from my 1999 CineMuerte Film Festival, the start of my career. Looking back, what a banger year! And best of all no one knew what most of these films were then. People hated Possession, thought Deep Red was boring, and didn't know what to make of Singapore Sling!

Schedule containing: PROFONDO ROSSO, LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN, BREAKFAST AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE, DARK WATERS, MERMAID IN A MANHOLE, MY SWEET SATAN, ANGST, I BOUGHT A VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE, KILLER CONDOM, SPIDER LABYRINTH, LE FRISSON DES VAMPIRES, NO TELLING, POSSESSION, SINGSPORE SLING, CUTTING MOMENTS, AFTERMATH, NEKROMANTIK 1 + 2

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

WORLD PREMIERE of @peterhengl.bsky.social 's gothic short THE FATED HOUR, commissioned by me for @severinfilms.bsky.social - Thursday July 23 at @fantasiafestival.com in Montreal! Poster by @needledesign.bsky.social - Full details at fantasiafestival.com/en/film/the-...

Image of antique standing clock with a raven atop, flanked by candlabras. The tagline reads "Two Sisters. One Prophecy."

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Just a reminder PHONOGRAPHY now replays Tuesdays from 3-4pm PT! So if you missed Sunday's show, it plays again TODAY at penderradio.ca And here's a short doc made by @lightintheattic.bsky.social about the music + mystery of Jim Sullivan (who's in my show this week): www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsIo...

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Light In The Attic Docs Presents: The Jim Sullivan Story

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The GOAT. RIP Louise Lasser, 1939-2026

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Tune in to my radio show PHONOGRAPHY today at 6pm ET/3pm PT for an hour of Cosmic American Music with me blabbing in between at penderradio.ca

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

19 days left for @muscledistribution.bsky.social to raise another 30K to support this restoration initiative - theirs is a pretty reasonable ask for 4 long-unavailable films + helps a trans-owned company stay afloat while doing important cultural/archival work - www.kickstarter.com/projects/mus...

Image from PUMPING IRON II: THE WOMEN featuring various women bodybuilders on stage, two of them in the forefront flexing

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