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Noelle Cook
@noellecook.com
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Author of The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging. Associate Producer + Researcher of the award winning documentary TheConspiracistsFilm.com
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Spending time outside helps me cope with the impending apocalypse. 🪶
A male vermilion flycatcher with a vivid red-orange head, chest, and belly perches on the tip of a thin, dried plant stem. His gray-brown wings and back are folded at his sides, and his short dark beak is angled forward toward a small gnat hovering in the air just in front of him. His dark legs grip the brittle seed heads beneath him. The background is softly blurred in muted tan and olive tones, isolating the bird and the hovering insect in focus. Tall palm trees appear in dark silhouette against a sunrise sky. The sun sits low near the horizon, glowing orange between the palm trunks. The sky transitions from deep orange near the horizon to pale blue above, with scattered soft clouds catching warm early light. Shorter palms and vegetation form a dark band along the lower edge of the frame. A line of tall palm trees stands in the foreground along the western edge of the Coachella Valley. Behind them, the mountains rise steeply and are washed in soft pink light as the sun rises to the east. The sky is pale blue with scattered light clouds reflecting early morning color. Smaller palms and desert vegetation cluster near the base of the frame. A female vermilion flycatcher with a gray head, brown wings, and a pale chest with a soft orange-red wash on her lower belly perches on a weathered wooden post. The post is splintered at the top and wrapped with a strip of green plastic tape. A second similar post stands to the right. The background is out of focus with muted blue and beige tones, suggesting open sky and distant landscape.
February 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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People often describe The Conspiracists as unsettling & ask if there’s any hope in it. Tammy, featured in the book, is reading it now. She told me it’s making her think about some things & that she hopes it helps people better understand people like her.

I feel more hopeful than I have in awhile.
Split image. On the left is a screenshot of a text message conversation labeled “Tammy.” The message reads: “No worries. It’s great. Nothing offended me in it. Some parts are actually making me think about some things. But I love it. It’s going to do great. I absolutely believe it was released at the perfect time like you said. Divine timing,” followed by a smiling face with a halo emoji. On the right is the blue book cover of The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook, featuring a stylized mask-like female face with blonde hair. Below the book image, white text reads “Available Now.”
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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The audiobook of The Conspiracists is out today, beautifully narrated by Rachel Yong. Listening to your own book read aloud is surreal and surprisingly fun. #NewBook #AudioBook #NonFiction #booksky
Square audiobook cover on a bright blue background. At the top, white text reads “Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging.” Below it, the title “The Conspiracists” appears in white serif lettering. Centered is a stylized sculptural face of a blonde woman with curled yellow hair, heavy makeup, closed black eyes, and a crown resembling the Statue of Liberty with red, white, and blue accents. At the bottom, black text reads “Noelle Cook,” followed by “Read by Rachel Yong.” In the lower right corner is the RBmedia / Tantor Media logo.
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Honestly, no better hype person than your mother.
Thank you, @vromansbookstore.bsky.social — you made her day.

I’ll be there Tuesday, January 6 at 7 PM for a conversation with Mike Rothschild about The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging.
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Split image: On the left, a screenshot of a text message reads, “OMG!!! I’m in Vroman’s! LOOK AT THIS!!!” followed by a photo taken inside Vroman’s Bookstore. The photo shows a round wooden table under a sign that says “NEW and NOTE-worthy NON-FICTION,” with multiple books displayed upright. Among them is The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook. The message thread continues with the text, “I can hardly contain myself!!” On the right, a photo shows a front-facing shelf display inside Vroman’s Bookstore featuring several copies of The Conspiracists stacked on the top shelf, with other nonfiction and literary titles arranged neatly below on a shelving unit in a well-lit bookstore aisle.
January 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Trump’s dominance is weakening. His coalition is fracturing. Greene is repositioning accordingly while keeping the ideology intact. That is not reform. It is adaptation.

And the enemy of your enemy can still be your enemy—especially when they tell you, plainly, that nothing about them has changed.
Screenshot of a pinned X (Twitter) post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG), dated April 23, 2022. Her profile photo appears at the top left. The post reads: “Today and everyday is 1776. Never give up our freedoms. Never let the left steal them away. Be a watchman on the wall and stay on guard every single second of every single day because the left will stop at nothing until they destroy our faith, our families, and our freedoms.” Below the post is a prompt reading “Rate proposed Community Notes.” Engagement metrics are visible: 115K replies, 40K reposts, and 145K likes.
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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She does not embrace pluralism as a democratic premise. She frames it as an obstacle to overcome. What has changed is not her worldview. What has changed is the political environment. 8/9
Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG), dated Dec 20. The post reads: “Breaking the chains from the bully is freeing. It’s also taking hold of real power over one’s self and the future. For me I give full authority to Jesus and I will fight like a lioness for my children’s generation and their children. The rising grassroots movement, totally outside political control, is the unstoppable collision of the right and the left who will fight with fury for America and OUR future and children’s future and our grandchildren’s future. They’ve divided us for far too long and it’s destroyed too much. I refuse to be divided any longer. I refuse to hate my fellow Americans. I love my fellow Americans and I love my country. The old guard is dying, the bully is becoming a lame duck, and real America is rising.” Below the text is an image of a metal chain breaking apart at the center, with sparks flying outward as the links snap.
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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She also continues to rely on conspiracy as political explanation. From anti-vaccine disinformation and chemtrails to claims that Democrats attempted to assassinate Trump. 7/9
Screenshot of a post by Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee), dated Oct 29. The post reads: “I’m a big fan of @SecKennedy and the entire MAHA movement. Vaccine companies and their promoters should be held accountable for injuries and deaths. No liability protection. Including Fauci.” Below is a quoted post by Died Suddenly (@DiedSuddenly_), dated Oct 28, which reads: “Having been called a liar by Anthony Fauci for saying that ‘not one of the 72 vaccines mandated for children has ever been safety tested’, RFK Jr. sued Fauci. After a year of stonewalling, Fauci’s lawyers admitted that RFK Jr. had …” The quoted post includes a video thumbnail showing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking at a podium at Hillsdale College, with a timestamp reading “2:33.” At the bottom of the screenshot, engagement metrics are visible, including reply, repost, like, and view counts. Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The post reads: “Democrats tried to assassinate Donald Trump and former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle played a major role in covering up the attempted assassination on July 13th in Butler, PA!!” Below is a quoted post by Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson), dated Jul 22, 2024, which reads: “🔥 WOW! COMPLETE FLAMETHROWER 🔥 MTG TORCHES disgraced US Secret Service Director Cheatle after forcing her to answer point-blank:” Below the quoted text is a video still showing a congressional hearing room filled with lawmakers, staff, press photographers, and cameras. A timestamp on the video reads “6:57.” At the bottom of the screenshot it reads: “8:19 PM · Dec 31, 2024 · 125.7K Views.” Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The post reads: “Tucker’s new episode is great! Give it a watch!! He’s exposing what Americans have been saying for years. Chemtrails are REAL! My Clear Skies Act will BAN geoengineering and weather modification. No more playing God with our weather. It’s time to protect our skies. ☀️🇺🇸” Below is a quoted post by Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson), dated Nov 10, which reads: “The government has finally admitted that chemtrails are real. It’s called geoengineering and it’s far worse than anything you imagined. Dane Wigington explains. (0:00) Introduction…” Below the quoted text is a video thumbnail showing Tucker Carlson seated in front of bookshelves, speaking into a microphone. The video length indicator reads “1:06:00.” At the bottom of the screenshot it reads: “1:54 PM · Nov 10, 2025 · 746.8K Views.”
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Greene continues to frame trans people as dangerous or mentally ill and supports criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare nationwide. She describes abortion not as a contested moral issue but as Satanic, casting women’s autonomy as corruption rather than choice. 6/9
Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) dated Oct 20. The post reads: “This is disgusting. It’s why Congress needs to pass my Protect Children’s Innocence Act. My bill will make it a felony to perform child gender ‘transitions’ in all 50 states. Children are NOT trans. Grooming them into a dangerous mental illness is not compassion. It’s child abuse!” Below is a quoted post by Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok), dated Oct 2, which reads: “OMG. Children’s @Netflix show ‘Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City’ is promoting transgender drag queens to CHILDREN. Netflix is grooming kids.” The quoted post includes a video thumbnail showing an animated character wearing a dress, with a timestamp of “0:12.” Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The post reads: “Yes abortion is child sacrifice to Satan. ‘Only those agreeing to participate in a "satanic abortion ritual" can obtain the abortion medication for a prescribed fee.’ Nancy Pelosi passed a bill twice during the 117th Congress to legalize abortion up to 9 months.” Below is a LifeNews.com link preview with an image and the headline: “Satanic Temple Opens Second Abortion Business to Kill More Babies - LifeNews.com” At the bottom of the post it reads: “9:29 AM · Oct 30, 2024 · 109.7K Views.”
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Those are not the statements of someone undergoing ethical reconsideration. They are assertions of continuity. And that continuity is visible across her positions. 5/9
Screenshot of a post by Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee). The post reads: “Always judge your elected representatives by their actions, not the propaganda talking points on the internet. These are mine and I’m so proud to have survived 5 years in Congress with my soul intact. I never sold out, always voted conservative, and ALWAYS AMERICA FIRST!!! ❤️🇺🇸” Below the text is a composite image. On the left is a green graphic labeled “TRACK AIPAC” with a photo of Marjorie Taylor Greene and text reading: “MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (R) GA-14 $0.00 RECEIVED FROM AIPAC & CONDEMNS ISRAEL FOR COMMITTING GENOCIDE via fec.gov 6/16/25 @TRACKAIPAC.” On the right are two “Liberty Score” graphics from Conservative Review. The top shows “Rep. Marjorie Greene (GA)-R | In Office Since 2024” with a red badge reading “LIBERTY SCORE A 100%.” The bottom shows “Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC)-R | In Office Since 2006” with a red badge reading “LIBERTY SCORE F 43%.” At the bottom of the screenshot it reads: “7:08 AM · Dec 2, 2025 · 235.4K Views.”
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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In her own words, nothing about her belief system has changed. She emphasizes her near-perfect voting alignment with Trump, her 100% conservative rating, and her commitment to what she calls “unapologetically America First” politics. 4/9
Screenshot of a repost by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The post reads: “Here’s my voting record. 100% conservative. And I’m America First, I’ve never voted to fund the foreign wars you people love. And when I said release the Epstein files I actually meant it and forced it to happen against President Trump’s will. Nothing has changed about me. So you can stop lying about me now. Thank you for your attention to this matter.” Below the text is an image labeled “Liberty Score” and “Conservative Review.” It shows a profile for “Rep. Marjorie Greene (GA)-R | In Office Since 2024” with a large red badge reading “LIBERTY SCORE A 100%.” At the bottom of the screenshot it reads: “1:33 PM · Dec 30, 2025 · 73.5K Views.”
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Specifically, Trump attacked Greene for supporting the release of Epstein-related files. That attack triggered harassment and death threats against her family.

Not before. Not when others were targeted. Not when she helped normalize this climate. 3/9
Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The post begins with “2/4” and reads: “All of the death threats came from the ‘left’ until I stood with the Epstein Survivors, woman who were raped as teenagers, abused, and trafficked by rich powerful men, and that’s when President Trump turned on me and called me a ‘traitor’ and then new death threats and harassments came from the ‘right’ or somewhere. We received pizza doxxing deliveries, pipe bomb threats at my home and construction company office, and assassination threats directly on my son, Derek. The police and local FBI and GBI, promptly responded. I sent these assassination threats on my son to President Trump in which he responded with harsh accusatory replies and zero sympathy. I also sent these threats to Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Deputy Chief James Blair and received no response, nothing. It was shocking to be treated this way by top Republican Party leaders considering everything I did to help elect their boss and the fact that I have paid all of my dues ($350K+) to the NRCC every single Congress including this one, and have a 98% voting record with President Trump and a 100% rating by Conservative Review. I also sent these threats to Director Kash Patel and thankfully he responded with ‘on it’ and I sent these threats to Vice President JD Vance who responded promptly with kindness and sympathy.”
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Greene did not abandon her ideology. She abandoned Trump only once loyalty became personally dangerous to her. This was not reflection or remorse. It was retaliation after Trump turned on her. 2/9
Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The text reads: “I think the President is having some confusion because my voting record and donation history is actually more conservative and America First than he is. And I voted with him 98% of the time but wouldn’t take my name of the Epstein discharge petition. But maybe his memory is not so good, I didn’t call him much but I should have called him more. I would have told him he promised no more foreign wars and reminded him the foreign leader that wants him to bomb so much, Netanyahu, was the first foreign leader to congratulate Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Anyways, I’ll keep praying for him to be successful for America’s sake.” The post shows a timestamp of 7:59 PM · Dec 19, 2025, and indicates 432.6K views.
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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There is a familiar mistake people make whenever a prominent extremist publicly breaks with Donald Trump. Relief. Curiosity. Sometimes even hope. Is this accountability? Growth? Someone finally becoming “reasonable”?

In the case of Marjorie Taylor Greene, the answer is no.
🧵1/9
Screenshot of a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG). The post reads: “This is horrifying. Trump called me a traitor for fighting him to release the Epstein files and standing with women who were raped, jailed in stalls, and trafficked to men. Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated. I pray for these women. 🙏” Below is a quoted post by Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal), dated Dec 23, which reads: “NEW EPSTEIN FILES: SURVIVOR SAYS SHE WAS KEPT IN STALLS AND RAPED AS A CHILD BY EPSTEIN — ‘HE SAID I WAS AN ANIMAL’ A trafficking victim describes being blindfolded and taken to an underground site where she and other girls were held in horse-stall-like cells to be ‘viewed…’” The quoted post includes blurred images of document excerpts with portions blacked out. At the bottom of the screenshot, it shows “8:29 AM · Dec 23, 2025 · 806.5K Views.”
January 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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We miss our girl in that aching kind of way. Our house has never felt more empty. Grateful for the 12 years of joy she brought to our lives.
December 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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It’s devastating. We lost our beloved Labrador two nights ago. The little is still hanging on and was here to spend Christmas with us ❤️
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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I will miss these smiling faces more than I can express. These dogs have brought so much joy into my life.
A small white fluffy dog peeks out from the opening of a gray soft-sided carrier, looking toward the camera with its tongue slightly out. The background is outdoors and blurred, with hints of plants and sky. A yellow Labrador swims in a pool holding a bright yellow tennis ball in its mouth, looking directly at the camera with water rippling around its face. A small white fluffy dog stands on a metal platform outdoors during a parade, wearing a rainbow bow on its head and a colorful rainbow tutu. The dog is facing the camera with its mouth slightly open as if smiling. People, palm trees, and bright parade colors are visible in the background. A young yellow Labrador rests her head on a polka dot bedspread while wearing a colorful birthday party hat that reads "Look Who’s 1." The dog’s face is relaxed and slightly serious, with the cone-shaped hat tilted back on her head.
December 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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They were each given a terminal diagnosis this month, and we’re days from the end for both. It’s absolutely devastating. It’s also a very clear reminder that nothing is guaranteed beyond right now. 💔
A small white dog is curled against the back of a larger yellow Labrador on a bed, with soft morning light in the background. The white dog is tucked into the Labrador’s side, looking toward the camera from under its fur.
December 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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OG "resist libs"

April 20, 2017 | Baltimore, Maryland
(Panelists seated left to right: Chris Van Hollen, Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes.)

@indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social
@indivisiblebaltimo.bsky.social
Wide interior shot of a large civic hall with tall stone columns and patterned walls. A large American flag hangs vertically behind a stage. A white banner reading “INDIVISIBLE BALTIMORE,” with the Indivisible logo, is draped above double doors at the back of the stage. Four men in suits sit in chairs on the stage facing a full audience seated in rows below. A woman stands at a podium on the right side of the stage, appearing to speak. Audience members are visible from behind, some holding phones.
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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I remember the first time Indivisible volunteers went to DC to defend the ACA. Elected officials locked their doors and refused to accept letters from constituents. So @terrybouton.bsky.social got creative.
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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I’ve recently discovered that public libraries across the country are already carrying TheConspiracistsFilm.com. If your library doesn’t have it yet, you can request that they order it. Seattle Public Library is one example, where the film is available and the companion book is already on order.
Screenshot of the Seattle Public Library website under the heading “Books & Media,” showing search results for “the conspiracists.” At the top right is the Seattle Public Library logo. The first result is the documentary The Conspiracists: Seeking Their Truth in a World That Makes No Sense, listed as a DVD with year 2025 and availability noted as “All copies in use,” with a small image of the film poster on the left. Below it is the book The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook, listed as a book with year 2026 and availability marked “On order,” with the book cover shown on the left. The image shows both the film and the forthcoming book appearing together in the Seattle Public Library catalog.
December 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The book draws from four years of research and lived relationships; the film offers a visual counterpart to that work. Used together, they give readers and viewers a clearer sense of how belonging, belief, and extremism intersect, useful for book clubs, classrooms, and discussion groups.
A promotional graphic for The Conspiracists. The top half has a yellow background with the book title in white serif type: “The Conspiracists,” followed by the subtitle “Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging.” A small black-and-white author photo appears beside the name “Noelle Cook.” To the right is the book cover showing a bright blue background and a blonde Statue-of-Liberty–style mask with hollow black eye openings. Below, on a torn-paper white band, the text reads: “Companion pieces in a complicated world.” The bottom half shows a still from the documentary: a woman wearing a baseball cap and braids sits indoors, gesturing with her hand. Film festival laurels run across the top of the still, with the title “The Conspiracists” and the line “A Liz Smith Film” in white and yellow type. At the bottom is the website “www.theconspiracistsfilm.com.”
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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If you’re in the LA area, join me and @rothschildmd.bsky.social at Vroman’s Bookstore on January 6 for a conversation about my book The Conspiracists and the cultural forces shaping conspiracy belief today.

7pm | Book signing to follow
Promotional graphic on a blue background. On the left is a black-and-white headshot of Noelle Cook, smiling slightly with her chin resting on her hand. On the right is the cover of the book The Conspiracists, featuring a stylized illustrated mask of a blonde woman wearing dramatic makeup and a crown resembling the Statue of Liberty. The book subtitle at the top reads, “Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging.” The author’s name, Noelle Cook, appears at the bottom of the book cover. Centered text on the graphic reads: “The Conspiracists author Noelle Cook in conversation with Mike Rothschild” Lower section on a teal background reads: “Tuesday, January 6, 7 pm | Vroman’s Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101-2116 Book discussion of The Conspiracists. Researcher and ethnographer Noelle Cook explores how women are drawn into the world of conspiracy theories and extremism, all the way to the steps of the Capitol and beyond. Book signing to follow. Free + open to the public.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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How it started, how it went.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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This is not what democracy looks like. #NoKings
A screenshot from Donald Trump’s Truth Social account. At the top, it shows his profile photo with an American flag–painted face and the username @realDonaldTrump, posted one minute ago. Below is a repost of an image from another user featuring Trump seated on a massive golden throne wearing ornate gold armor and a pointed crown, styled like an emperor. Three people in business attire kneel at his feet, two men on the sides and one woman in the middle. The throne room is dark and dramatic, with an eagle emblem above his head. At the bottom of the screenshot, the timestamp reads “1:30 PM · Nov 23, 2025 · 737 Views”
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Headed to New Orleans for the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting and the Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, where The Conspiracists will be screened tomorrow night and is the recipient of Best Feature Honorable Mention.
Poster for the “2025 SVA Film & Media Festival” presented by the Society for Visual Anthropology. The text appears in large type at the top: “2025 SVA” in yellow, “Film & Media Festival” in light blue, and “Society for Visual Anthropology” in smaller white text below. The background is dark with a grid of circular images arranged in four rows, each made up of smaller connected circle shapes. The images include: Row 1: • A statue of an angel holding a sword • A person raising a rainbow Pride flag • Three older people seated together outside, two wearing white headscarves Row 2: • A person wearing a hat, looking to the side • Two travelers walking on a tarmac toward an airplane • A person wearing a mask and gloves being tested or examined outdoors Row 3: • A crowd holding signs and flags at a public demonstration • A man and a child in a disaster or conflict scene with damaged buildings • A person in dark clothing holding onto a yellow post, partially lit Each image is cropped into circular segments that interlock across the grid.
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM