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Curator, journalist, researcher (@_imapress , @thegardencinema , @filmsofresistance_, @clermontisff )

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Anti‑Imperialist Film Club, we choose one movie to watch and dissect through an anti‑imperialist lens.

🎥 This week’s film: Ghost in the Machine directed by Valerie Veatch.

Ileana Chan @ileanacforpeace is joined by special guest, Abla Kandalaft @ablakand.

Abla Kandalaft is a London‑based journalist, researcher, and film programmer. She serves as Chair of the Independent Media Association. She is part of the team behind Mydylarama, an outlet dedicated to global cinema and cultural commentary and a programmer and curator at the Garden Cinema in London and other venues and festivals.

Need a recommendation for what to watch? Or help cutting through imperialist propaganda? That’s exactly what we’re here for.

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Anti‑Imperialist Film Club, we choose one movie to watch and dissect through an anti‑imperialist lens.

🎥 This week’s film: Ghost in the Machine directed by Valerie Veatch.

Ileana Chan @ileanacforpeace is joined by special guest, Abla Kandalaft @ablakand.

Abla Kandalaft is a London‑based journalist, researcher, and film programmer. She serves as Chair of the Independent Media Association. She is part of the team behind Mydylarama, an outlet dedicated to global cinema and cultural commentary and a programmer and curator at the Garden Cinema in London and other venues and festivals.

Need a recommendation for what to watch? Or help cutting through imperialist propaganda? That’s exactly what we’re here for.

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Anti‑Imperialist Film Club, we choose one movie to watch and dissect through an anti‑imperialist lens.

🎥 This week’s film: Dear You is the breakout hit of 2026, the highest grossing film ever produced in Guangdong, China directed by Hongchun Lan.

Co‑hosted by Asa Winstanley @asawinstanley and Ileana Chan @ileanacforpeace with your favourite anti‑imperialists jumping in as special guests in between.

Need a recommendation for what to watch? Or help cutting through imperialist propaganda? That’s exactly what we’re here for.

Upcoming Special Guests:
🎙 @ablakand 🎥 Ghost in the Machine
🎙 @tripl0i 🎥 Dead to Rights

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Check out our First Episode of our NEW series! The Anti-Imperialist Film Club.

Every Friday 8am London / 3pm Beijing.

Every week on the Anti‑Imperialist Film Club, we choose one movie to watch and dissect through an anti‑imperialist lens.

🎥 This week’s film: Bullet in the Head by John Woo. Watch it in advance and be ready for the discussion!

Co‑hosted by Asa Winstanley @asawinstanley and Ileana Chan @ileanacforpeace every other week, with your favourite anti‑imperialists jumping in as special guests in between.

Need a recommendation for what to watch? Or help cutting through imperialist propaganda? That’s exactly what we’re here for.

Upcoming Special Guests:
🎙️ @ablakand 🎥 Ghost in the Machine
🎙️ @tripl0i 🎥 Dead to Rights

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We are delighted to announce the next @fashionfilmclubffc screening:
Niagara (Henry Hathaway), the 1953 Technicolour noir starring Marilyn Monroe.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with @andrewwilsonaw author of 'I Wanna Be Loved By You' - a biography of Marilyn in 100 takes.
Book tickets for the @thegardencinema event on August 23rd at link in bio ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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“We should never underestimate the lengths that the British state will go to silence and crack down on dissent and non violent protest... We made this film, The Day Innocence Died, about the aftermath of a civil rights march... and the British state responded by opening fire and murdering 14 people.”

In a vital conversation, co-director Richard York of the Rainbow Collective breaks down the cyclical nature of state oppression. The Day Innocence Died documents the immediate legacy of the Bloody Sunday massacre—a moment where a community marching for equal rights and better living conditions under military occupation was met with lethal state violence.

York warns that the historical lengths the state went to then are directly mirrored in the present day. As modern public authorities increasingly weaponize the courts to hold peaceful climate, anti-war, and human rights protesters on extended remand or threaten them with severe terror charges, the message remains clear: state self-preservation always target dissent first.

https://thedayinnocencedied.com/

📍 London

📅 13 July 2026

#TheDayInnocenceDied #BloodySunday #RainbowCollective #CivilRights #StateOppression ProtestRights FreeSpeech IrishHistory TheCanary IndependentJournalism

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To read our latest newsletter click the link in the @alboradanet bio.

🇨🇴Colombia’s Presidential Election//Recent Events+More

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London screenings of ‘The Day Innocence Died’ @richmixlondon (18 June) @berthadochouse (4&7) July and a special screening and conversation with @thecanaryuk @thegardencinema (13 July) tickets via links in bios produced with @bloodysundayt and @museumfreederry

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Valerie Veatch has directed a film about the dark side of AI called the Ghost in the Machine

For more go to : NotAIdoc.com

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🗓️ Monday 15 June
🕚 6.15pm
📍The Garden Cinema, London

Following our sold-out UK premiere of Identity (Identidad) last October we are co-hosting two more screenings of the film. The first will feature a live post-screening Q&A with the film’s co-director Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi, chaired by Abla Kandalaft.

Directors: Florencia Santucho, Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi, Argentina, UK, 2025, 86m, Bethnal Films
‘Identity’ (Identidad) is a deeply personal exploration of Argentina’s dark past - a past that continues to shape the lives of those searching for the truth. At its core, this film is about memory, justice, and the resilience of identity.

🎟️ For tickets and more info, see link in @alboradafilms bio

Event supported by Alborada and the Argentina Solidarity Campaign

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Throwing back to last Bank Holiday weekend when @fashionfilmclubffc hosted a screening of Jack Hazan's mesmerising 1973 docu-feature 'A Bigger Splash' starring David Hockney and his inner circle at @thegardencinema. I had the pleasure and privilege of talking with author @dominiclutyens after the film. You can listen to our conversation at the link in bio 🎬🩷💚

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Garden Cinema new season 50 years in Argentina Film! Comment if you're in London and would like free tickets!
*subject to availability 💗
Watch our Full Interview with Abla Kandalaft on Global Majority for Peace Pod YT@EmpireWatch!

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