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Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

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Reprieve @reprievehq.bsky.social · Apr 1

“Is the UK government continuing to provide this kind of assistance to countries around the world and becoming complicit in human rights violations because they haven’t learned the lessons from the past?”

Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

www.theguardian.com

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 29

SCREENWRITERS!!! We have an exciting offer for you…

The first 5 screenwriters to donate £50 will get an hour Zoom consultation with @thechriswatt.bsky.social so if you’ve got a script you want reading head on over to donate & leave “script” as a comment.

www.gofundme.com/f/the-intima...

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 28

❤️ thank you thank youuuuu

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 28

thank you so so much for sharing, Hannah!!

Donate to The Intimacy of Privacy [Documentary], organised by Billie Melissa Rogan

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Hannah Wales @hannahwalesy.bsky.social · Mar 28

Please help my friend @billiemelissa.bsky.social make her next film!

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 28

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

I am making my next film 🙏🏻 a hybrid of non-fiction & fiction which serves as a meditation on love, memory, and the cities that hide our secrets.

This is a deeply personal story that's been with me for years & I need your help ❤️

gofund.me/0b095197

About The Intimacy of Privacy Billie Melissa Rogan’s first solo documen… Billie Melissa Rogan needs your support for The Intimacy of Privacy [Documentary]

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 28

thank you, Kelechi 😭❤️

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Kelechi Ehenulo @kehenulo.bsky.social · Mar 28

I can't stress enough how proud I am of Billie for this. Please donate if you can 👇🏾

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 28

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

I am making my next film 🙏🏻 a hybrid of non-fiction & fiction which serves as a meditation on love, memory, and the cities that hide our secrets.

This is a deeply personal story that's been with me for years & I need your help ❤️

gofund.me/0b095197

About The Intimacy of Privacy Billie Melissa Rogan’s first solo documen… Billie Melissa Rogan needs your support for The Intimacy of Privacy [Documentary]

Donate to The Intimacy of Privacy [Documentary], organised by Billie Melissa Rogan

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Latoya @franglais27.bsky.social · Mar 28

The fantastic Billie is back with another film!

Check out the below post!

#film #womeninfilm

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 28

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

I am making my next film 🙏🏻 a hybrid of non-fiction & fiction which serves as a meditation on love, memory, and the cities that hide our secrets.

This is a deeply personal story that's been with me for years & I need your help ❤️

gofund.me/0b095197

About The Intimacy of Privacy Billie Melissa Rogan’s first solo documen… Billie Melissa Rogan needs your support for The Intimacy of Privacy [Documentary]

Donate to The Intimacy of Privacy [Documentary], organised by Billie Melissa Rogan

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 28

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

I am making my next film 🙏🏻 a hybrid of non-fiction & fiction which serves as a meditation on love, memory, and the cities that hide our secrets.

This is a deeply personal story that's been with me for years & I need your help ❤️

gofund.me/0b095197

About The Intimacy of Privacy Billie Melissa Rogan’s first solo documen… Billie Melissa Rogan needs your support for The Intimacy of Privacy [Documentary]

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Mar 27

Hey Caspar! Would love to sign.

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FreeBillieAllen @freebillieallen.bsky.social · Mar 17

Billie Allen’s Story is Reaching the World 🌎

From the United States to across the globe, people are hearing about Billie Allen—a man fighting for justice from wrongful conviction. His powerful artwork, his endless hope, and the truth of his case continue to inspire!
#freebillieallen#bringbilliehome

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 27

one of the best of the year!! it's such a fun ride

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 26

Sing Sing, Wicked, Didi, Will & Harper, and Conclave are an absolute must!!

The absurdity of Gov. Kay Ivey

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 23

for me, it’s the interview I did earlier this year with Greg Kwedar. I love when I get to speak with people who care about the things that I do and are making beautiful art to remedy it 🙏🏻

www.mensjournal.com/streaming/in...

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 21

coming back here because the other place is just people hating things 🥹

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · Nov 21

Frankenstein will have a theatrical run...

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · Nov 21

First look at Guillermo del Toro's ‘FRANKENSTEIN’

Starring Oscar Isaac as Dr. Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster.

Releasing on Netflix in 2025.

(Source: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...)

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 20

you gotta be a special kind of twisted to want a prison named after you...

Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 20

Some thoughts on Alabama naming its new mega-prison after Gov. Kay Ivey. I write a substack called Moth to Flame at the intersection of justice, injustice and life in Alabama.
bethshelburne.substack.com/p/the-absurd...

Alabama's monument to mass incarceration will bear her name.

bethshelburne.substack.com

Rebel Nun: Interview With Sister Helen Prejean and Dominic Sivyer

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 18

another interview from this year! truly an honour to get to speak with the incomparable Sister Helen Prejean & director Dominic Sivyer about Rebel Nun – a film which tells a necessary tale about grace, human connection, and what it looks like to live your purpose

www.mensjournal.com/streaming/re...

A new documentary premiering at this year's Tribeca Festival charts the life of the nun whose story inspired "Dead Man Walking".

www.mensjournal.com

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Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 18

back to more recent pieces...

my favourite thing about bluesky rn is there's fewer people than twitter so I feel safe to say that most of my reviews have secrets about me in, so here's me sharing some secrets with you all xo
www.mensjournal.com/streaming/al...

All of You Review – An Unapologetic Tale of What It Means To Be Messy and Human

Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots shine in William Bridges' exploration of lost love.

www.mensjournal.com

On Making a Documentary: grace, generosity and immeasurable gratitude.

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 18

a personal piece for you all... about my time filming my latest documentary ♥️

billiemelissa.medium.com/on-making-a-...

The Broken Heart of America is a 528-page account of the racism central to the foundation of America told through the history of St Louis…

billiemelissa.medium.com

Love thy neighbourhood | Exploring Faith in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (2019)

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 18

switching it up again... here's a piece I wrote a few years ago for my own blog about how A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood handles faith!

www.cinematicfaves.com/2021/06/love...

A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood Faith Perspective

www.cinematicfaves.com

“I’ve dreamed about this my whole life” – we talk to EA and Travis Hunter about College Football 25

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 18

a diversion from film for a minute…

earlier this year I got to visit the EA headquarters in Orlando, FL for the launch of Madden and College Football 25. while I was there, I interviewed some of the team responsible for bringing these video games to life!

www.si.com/videogames/f...

Rob Jones was a student at the University of Michigan when John Madden Football hit consoles for the first time. “I was hooked,” Jones says, “to a point where I

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Richard Linklater on God Save Texas, Ivan Cantu and Hope

Billie Melissa @billiemelissa.bsky.social · Nov 18

in February I had a really moving and human conversation with Richard Linklater about the death penalty on the eve of Ivan Cantu’s execution. this conversation meant a lot to me and this piece was personal for me 🙏🏻

www.mensjournal.com/streaming/ri...

We spoke with the five-time Oscar-nominee on the eve of Ivan Cantu's execution about how he feels debuting his film in this climate.

www.mensjournal.com