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Madeleine Probst

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Head of Film at Watershed, Cinema Rediscovered Producer, on the board of Europa Cinemas She-Her, made in🇨🇭Film, music, great outdoors. Views are mine.

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Adam Murray @admagnetic77.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fantastic to see Charles Burnett’s My Brother’s Wedding screening across brilliant UK venues as part of @cineredis.bsky.social 10th Anniversary touring package 💜📽️ Had the honour + pleasure of sharing some thoughts about the film for #CinemaYearZero below www.cinemayearzero.com/p/my-brother...
Cinema Rediscovered 10th Anniversary: A tour of Charles Burnett’s My Brothers Wedding: BFI Southbank Tues 6th Oct, Fact Liverpool wed 7th Oct, Showroom Cinema Sun 11th Oct, Everyman Bath Mon 19th Oct, Home Manchester Tuesday 20 Oct
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Alexandre Rockwell's new 4K restoration of In The Soup (1992) was a hit closing out Cinema Rediscovered 10th Birthday Festival! Catch it at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thu 20th Aug at 15:30, plus double bill it with #SteveBuscemi directorial debut Trees Lounge (1996) on Thu 27th Aug 15:00.
A Letterboxd Review from Beth Morris and an In The Soup still with Steve Buscemi and Sam Rockwell.


A Letterboxd Review from Luke Heptinstall and a still of Jennifer Beals in In The Soup.

A Letterboxd Review from Devon Diamond and a still of Seymour Cassell in In the Soup

A Letterboxd Review from Megadyptes and an In The Soup with Un Film Di Adolpho Rollo
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Some of our favourite comment cards from the festival ✍️ If you attended any of the events or screenings at Cinema Rediscovered’s 10th Edition, share your highlights and ways we can improve through our short survey via the link below.
Comment Card with ‘Josie and the Pussycats changed my gay little life. Sensational. No Notes.’ Five stars drawn. The background is of Watershed’s sign.Comment Card with ‘Matinee might be one of my faves of all time now. Thank you to the Watershed Mant!’ Watershed wall in the background.Comment Card with a drawing of Morph, background of popcornComment Card with ‘My Brother’s Wedding. Very powerful film managing family dynamics and addressing class issues. Very sad in parts'
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Watershed @wshed.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Looking for something to do next Saturday? We're launching our next Undershed exhibition SENTIENTS. 🐸🐺🐄 You'll get to meet Scent creator Alan Kwan and our Young Curators Collective at this informal gathering. Tickets are £5 PWYC: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/14182/sentients-launch-party
A mystical swamp scene with glowing teal and purple light reflecting on water. A bright neon design and silhouetted animal create an eerie atmosphere.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our 10th Birthday edition is fast approaching (Wed 22 - Sun 26 July) and the party itinerary has arrived! Designed by Tony Stiles, download the Cinema Rediscovered 2026 programme of over 70 screenings and events across Bristol via the link in bio.
The Cinema Rediscovered 2026 Programme
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🎬 Great films back on the big screen for the 10th edition of Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 22 - Sun 26 July, Bristol). 🙏 Thanks to Silk Factory for this incredible new trailer highlighting some of our 70+ screenings and events lineup.
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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece Taxi Driver (1976) is screening in glorious 4K to celebrate its 50th anniversary during @cineredis.bsky.social at Bristol’s Megascreen. Join us on Sat 25 July, 4:30PM: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1404...
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Spotted in Bedminster, the 10th anniversary poster for Cinema Rediscovered, the latest in a decade of designs c/o the incredible artist and designer Tony Stiles. Be sure to snap a pic if you see our posters across Bristol!
The Cinema Rediscovered poster in Bedminster 



Designer Tony Stiles pointing at his design process
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hot off the presses, postcards for Cinema Rediscovered 10 have arrived! With a sleek design by Tony Stiles, pick up a few from Watershed or our partner venues and help spread the word that Great Films are back on the Big Screen in Bristol, Wed 22 to Sun 26 July. #watershed #cineredis26 #bristol
Festival Producer Maddy Probst and Comms and Outreach Coordinator Nathan Hardie showing the new Cinema Rediscovered 10 postcards.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Congratulations to Aardman founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton on their knighthoods for services to the animation industry! We’re honoured to welcome them at the 10th edition of Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 22 - Sun 26 July, Bristol) to celebrate 50 years of Aardman. 📸 Jon Craig, Bristol 24/7
Picture of Peter Lord and David Sproxton at Encounters Film Festival
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Festival founder Mark Cosgrove will be on @bcfmradio.bsky.social at 11:30 discussing w/ Charlie Morris 10 Years of Cinema Rediscovered! Listen in below 👇
Mark Cosgrove wearing a hat and sunglasses, eating an ice cream on the beach in Cannes
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It’s our 10th birthday and you’re all invited 🎂 Bookings are now open for Cinema Rediscovered, the UK’s leading celebration of newly-restored films and classic revivals – presented in association with Wiper and True. Rendez-vous Wed 22 to Sun 26 July 2026 in and around Bristol, link below 👇
Woman holding a card, pursed lips in concentration
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
📢 Calling UK-based film curators! Park Circus is teaming up once again with Cinema Rediscovered to invite you to pitch a 4-5 repertory film season idea curated from their catalogue for 2027. Submit your proposal(s) via the link in our bio by Monday 25 May 2026, midnight BST.
Pitch to Park Circus Calling for Submissions with an image of a cinema with a still from the film Ghost Dog and the Park Circus team looking at the screen 

Deadline 25 May - Pitch a 4-5 repertory film season idea curated from the Park Circus catalogue for 2027 with a backdrop image of cinema seats
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Happy Birthday Edgar Wright 🎈🎂 We’re honoured that the acclaimed director is video-introing the opening film of Cinema Rediscovered 10th Birthday Edition, Danger: Diabolik, launching our Comics Come Alive season featuring Wright’s Italian Fumetti-inspired Scott Pilgrim vs The World!
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It’s all happening! 🤩🤩🤩
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
When Wiper and True met @wshed.bsky.social Cinema Rediscovered❤️ We are delighted to announced our 10th anniversary festival will be presented in association with Bristol’s favourite independent brewery, Wiper and True.  Read more via the @letterboxd.social article below 👇
Members of Watershed, Cinema Rediscovered and Wiper and True together holding a Cheers to 10 Years banner
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🎉The ninth edition of Cinema Rediscovered, @wshed.bsky.social dedicated to the revival of great films on the big screen, was our biggest and best-attended edition to date! Here's some of the highlights 👇
Cinema Rediscovered Logo 2025 In Review. The Cinema Rediscovered Quiz in Watershed's Café & Bar
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
“A veritable treasure trove of cinematic rarities” (Christina Newland), @wshed.bsky.social annual festival returns Wed 22 - Sun 26 July 2026 to bring great films back to the big screen in and around Bristol! We can’t reveal too much, but there are a few teasers via the article in our bio!
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Watershed @wshed.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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Movie poster for "Pillion," featuring a pink padlock, green key, and chains with actor names and release date highlighted.
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Rob Williams @robwilliams71.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Bristol and nearby areas folk, GAME will be showing at @wshed.bsky.social from Dec 12-14th. Tickets here: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1371...
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Game
A gripping thriller set against the backdrop of the British rave scene, Game stars Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) in their first leading roles.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Today 2pm @wshed.bsky.social , experience The Story of Lovers Rock (2011), the late Menelik Shabazz’s feature-length doc shining a light on a uniquely black British sound that developed in the late 70s and 80s against a backdrop of riots, racial tension and sound systems ❤️
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Douglas Sirk’s beautiful film about class & conformity in 1950s small-town America All That Heaven Allows (1955) marking the pinnacle of Hollywood melodrama kicks off @wshed.bsky.social ‘s ALL THAT MELODRAMA ALLOWS exploring romance, passion & heartbreak. Time to get swept up in a wave of emotion💔
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A rare showing of Time & Judgement TODAY 2pm as part of Menelik Shabazz: Rebel Generation👇
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
L👀king forward to hearing from @warrenellis.bsky.social (in person 😮 ) this Sun 21 Sep 17:00 @wshed.bsky.social after a special showing of Ellis Park, the first doc from acclaimed Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel (The Order, Macbeth, Snowtown)
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
‘Hollywood has everything to do w/the terrible state of the world’: Charlie Kaufman on AI, Eternal Sunshine – & toothache - Ryan Gilbey in @theguardian.com Have you booked for Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind w/Kaufman & Gondry @bristolbeacon.bsky.social part of @encounters.film ?
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‘Hollywood has everything to do with the terrible state of the world’: Charlie Kaufman on AI, Eternal Sunshine and toothache
As his most commercial film, 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, is re-released, the critically acclaimed director says he can’t get a movie off the ground now – but will never give in to th...
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Against the Grain continues at the fab @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social w/ Defence of the Realm on #35mm w/producer Lynda Myles & @markcosgrove.bsky.social ; one of relatively few 80s films to engage w/ contemporary political realities in Britain starring Gabriel Byrne Tue 9 Sept 6pm #CineRedis25
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
#Belfast ! Look out for some great cinema back on the big screen @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social kicking off Fri 12 Sept with Julien Temple‘s exuberant musical adaptation Absolute Beginners (1986) starring a who's who cast of music luminaries from Bowie and Ray Davies to Sade and Slim Galliard…
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Film Hub South West @filmhubsw.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
And that's how you kick off your 30th anniversary! cc @encounters.film www.encounters.film
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Jonathan Melville @jonmelville.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Good to see @cineredis.bsky.social coming to Edinburgh, including a special screening of Defence of the Realm on 35mm.
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
So hyped @encounters.film is back for its 30th anniversary edition! To celebrate @wshed.bsky.social are presenting a👌 selection of debut features from festival alumni 👇
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Remembering director Frank Perry who passed on this day thirty years ago (29 Aug 1995). It was great to have The Swimmer (1968) and Play It as It Lays (1972) at #CineRedis25, introduced by curator Ellisha Izumi von Grunewald.
Frank Perry lying on a bed, looking at scene in thought, whilst someone is lead under the covers
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Friends in #Sheffield - how about some great mid 80s British films at your local indie cinema?👇
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
London Friends! Not to be missed at Ciné Lumière Sun 7 - Thu 18 Sept presented by Cinema Mentiré www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/nobod...
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Nobody’s Wife at Ciné Lumière - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni
Made under the military junta, the story of a woman’s desire to escape the family home and create a life outside the system was dangerously challenging to political order of Argentina. Bemberg struggl...
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Film Hub South West @filmhubsw.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Great to see our members in the news with their exciting events, such as @purbeckfilm.bsky.social's screenings at Corfe Castle. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Corfe Castle bathed in light for Purbeck Film Festival
Filmgoers picnicked under the stars in front of the castle site, maintained by the National Trust.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Against the Grain continues at the fab @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social with… 🏓 Ping Pong Thu 28 Aug 6.15pm 💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too Fri 29 Aug 3pm & Mon 1st Sept 8.30pm 💥 Defence of the Realm w/ @markcosgrove.bsky.social & a very special guest Tue 9 Sept - coming soon #CineRedis25
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Before the screening of I, The Worst of All next week at Ciné Lumière, head to our @letterboxd.social HQ to read a wonderful piece by Argentine director and screenwriter Lucrecia Martel on the “cultural phenomenon” that is María Luisa Bemberg. Link below 👇
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Breathtaking performance c/o Paraorchestra & the Breath @bristolbeacon.bsky.social #BBCProms ps: the signer was also phenomenal 🙌
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Support your local cinema…👇
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Hugh Odling-Smee @smeeho7.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Some excellent refreshed gems coming to @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social as part of the @cineredis.bsky.social tour. Including Defence of the Realm and Neil Jordan's Angel. Gabriel Byrne and Stephen Rea at their brooding best.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Friends in #Sheffield ! L👀k out for Cinema Rediscovered highlights coming to #Showroom both part of Against The Grain: 1980‘s British Cinema: 🫧 My Beautiful Laundrette (Stephen Frears, 1985) - Fri 5 Sept 17.30 🌟 The Gold Diggers (Sally Potter, 1984) - Fri 19 Sept 20:00
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
“Cinemas & festivals have always been spaces where you can start difficult conversations. What I love about what filmmakers can do for these difficult conversations is show us something so much more complex than what a news piece can do.” Tricia Tuttle in @screendaily.com.web.brid.gy
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Festival directors discuss imperative to show “uncomfortable films”
"Part of our role is to find and back voices that sometimes make people uncomfortable," said Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle.
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Very tempted to take a trip to #Belfast to experience some of the films I missed in #Bristol (due to being too tied up with the delivery of the festival… ) 🤩👇
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
⚔️ Friends in Glasgow ⚔️ Essential viewing on the big screen this Sun @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social
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Watershed @wshed.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
In this article for the Guardian, our very own Cinema Programmer Steph comments on how young people are embracing independent cinema. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
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‘I don’t touch my phone. At home, I’d be scrolling’: why young people are flocking to independent cinemas
Young people are drawn in by the promise of a ‘no-distractions’ zone, rereleases of old classics and music documentaries by global artists
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Madeleine Probst @maddyprobst.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Get involved! 👇
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
For the #CineRedis25 Roaming Reporters Scheme, Teagan Waymouth analyses the queer relationships of #DesertHearts and #MyBeautifulLaundrette, highlighting a turning point for LGBTQ+ representation in the 1980s. Read more via the link in bio 🔗
A title page for Teagan Waymouth's piece: Time, Place and Secret Sex - how these queer 80s films represent sexual identity and mobility (which has been written in white text and highlighted). Two stills from Desert Hearts and My Beautiful Laundrette feature with the actors embracing. The Cinema Rediscovered logo in the top right and Teagan's IG handle in the bottom right.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Sad to hear about Roger K Burton 💔 He was the Founder of the Horse Hospital arts centre in London who also styled pop videos and films, including Julien Temple’s Absolute Beginners (which opened Cinema Rediscovered and is now touring) www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Roger K Burton obituary
Founder of the Horse Hospital arts centre in London who also styled pop videos and films, including Absolute Beginners
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Omar Ahmed 🍉 @bressonian.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Excited to be back at HOME cinemas in Manchester on Thursday 28 August at 6.30pm. I will be introducing director Prem Kapoor's BADNAM BASTI (India, 1971), India's first queer film, and which is part of @cineredis.bsky.social on tour. More info & tickets: homemcr.org/whats-on/bad...
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Badnam Basti (CTBA) + intro — Once lost and now rediscovered: India’s pioneering first queer film.
Once lost and now rediscovered: India’s pioneering first queer film.
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Giulia Saccogna @giuliasfilms.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Tonight! London Premiere at BFI Southbank NFT1 18:30 + intro @cineredis.bsky.social @milestonefilms.bsky.social whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
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Buy cinema tickets for Killer of Sheep + intro by Xavier Alexandre Pillai, BFI TV Programmer | BFI Southbank
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
After a brief hiatus, Encounters Film Festival is BACK 24-28 Sept for its landmark 30th edition on Bristol's harbourside & we can’t wait! Alumni include #DenisVilleneuve & #CharlotteWells ; watch this space for some connected rep happenings @wshed.bsky.social Get your pass at www.encounters.film!
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