Essays

Writing that extends the work of the films.

25 May 2026

Pointless Cruelty

Stories from a filming trip to Dunkirk

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19 Apr 2026

Requiem For Protest IV

Can we stop arresting harmless humans please?

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16 Mar 2026

Filming History in Real Time

How the meaning of "The Line We Crossed" has evolved over 70 screenings

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06 Mar 2026

Is anticipatory repression the UK's new normal?

Conspiracy to come up with a reason to arrest anyone they want

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18 Feb 2026

A Fleeting Victory for Protest

A fugue and a Twix dilemma

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09 Feb 2026

Mind Bending Truths

When the absurd starts to feel a little less absurd

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21 Jan 2026

Theatre of the Absurd

A tale of the plea hearings of the 'Lift The Ban' placard holders

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10 Dec 2025

Requiem For Protest II

The making of a terrorist

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24 Nov 2025

Court in a Conundrum

With dissent comes sacrifice, without dissent comes autocracy.

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31 Oct 2025

A Good Day for Peaceful Protest

This is why jury trial should be protected at all costs

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29 Oct 2025

MAGA Has Come to the UK

Do we want to get suckered in by this giant squid?

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12 Oct 2025

Requiem For Protest

A message of hope in dark times

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03 Oct 2025

In Conversation with Jonathon Porritt

Liz and Jonathon discuss their work documenting stories of Just Stop Oil activists, the evolution of Defend Our Juries and the battle to protect our planet and human rights.

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09 Sep 2025

Protest, Asylum and Conspiracy Theories

A Kafkian summer of discontent

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09 Jul 2025

But Why Weren't They Allowed to Say That?

A Canadian grapples with the concept that we're not allowed to tell the whole truth in court in the UK

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03 Jul 2025

Conspiracy to Cause a Public Nuisance

How this and other tricks are being used to suppress our protest rights

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01 Jul 2025

Touring with 'The Line We Crossed' Gave Me Hope

Reflections on taking my film to The North of England for its release week.

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20 May 2025

A Letter from Sam G

Insights into being a prisoner in the UK

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14 Apr 2025

When Civil Disobedience Gets Crushed

What are we at risk of losing in our rush to disapprove of civil disobedience?

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31 Mar 2025

Did We Reach a New Low or the New Norm When the UK Police Raided a Quaker Meeting House?

Thursday 27th March 2025 was a curious day for UK protest rights

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17 Mar 2025

How Do We Put the Genie Back in the Bottle?

Reflections on "I Am Gen Z" on its fourth birthday and the day the Online Safety Act comes into force

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10 Mar 2025

Heroes or pests to be locked away?

Should you get years in prison for caring about our planet?

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27 Feb 2025

How do you want to be judged?

Keeping the humanity at the heart of our judicial system

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05 Feb 2025

What happened to nuance?

AI and the death of the long sentence

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30 Jan 2025

A Lesson In Solidarity

This is how we defend our democracies

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23 Jan 2025

Documentaries to feed the mind

A curated list of some of my favourite documentaries

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23 Jan 2025

The Line We Crossed

The Silencing and Criminalisation of Environmental Defenders in the UK

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23 Jan 2025

My Week With Jan 6 Felons

The spell Trump cast over his base of loyal supporters is so powerful that they will vote for him regardless.

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