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Best of 2019

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As the radish spirit of time presses the up button on the cosmic elevator, and the yawning Totoro of eternity rolls over into a new decade, I realise it’s time to say goodbye to 2019. 2019 was the busiest year for the Moon Rabbit project yet. I’ve published an entire series of Studio Ghibli video talks, and […]

The Prophecy of Nausicaä – Moon Rabbit Podcast #002

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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, an 1984 film based on a 12th century Japanese folktale, is one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most important works that a lot of people in the West haven’t even heard about. In this episode we sat down with independent cinema expert Flick Beckett (who has just seen the film […]

The Ritual Origins of Cinema – Moon Rabbit Podcast #001

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Going into a dark space to watch moving images on the wall seems like a recent thing, but humans have been doing it for tens of thousands of years. In this first episode of the Moon Rabbit Podcast, I sat down with independent cinema expert Flick Beckett to discuss the mythological elements of the cinema-going […]

If you wanna pop down to the underworld, today’s the day

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Something caught my eye yesterday as I passed by my favourite taco place in Brighton (Casa Azul – you must go, the things they do with mushrooms!) The owner, Gabriel, had repurposed one of the tables as a makeshift altar, lovingly arranged with candles, sweetbread, bottles of tequila and black-and-white photos hanging above on a piece of string. I’ve […]

The Moon Rabbit Hotline is ready to take your call

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Welcome to the Moon Rabbit Hotline! As you might already know, I’m starting a new podcast using a mixture of storytelling research and insider film industry experience to dig deep into what makes the kind of transformative film storytelling that changes people’s lives. And now, with a few clicks and a microphone-enabled device, you can […]

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