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Garage premiered at Borderlines Film Festival

Garage premiered at the Borderlines Film Festival

Posted byphetheringtonnzMarch 12, 2026Posted infilmTags: borderlands film festival, dympna jardine, Film festival, Garage, mental health, premiere, screening, Short film, suicide awareness, suicide preventionLeave a comment on Garage premiered at Borderlines Film Festival

Quick updates

It’s the end of 2025, and the start of 2026 2025 was a tough year. There was a lot going on in my personal life and a lot of projects – more than I could have easily managed. Lots was achieved, but it was brutal at times. It’s the time of new year resolutions. Now, …

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Posted byphetheringtonnzJanuary 1, 2026Posted inBlogTags: goals, mental health

Support GARAGE through GREENLIT

The crowdfunding campaign for Garage has just gone live today.

Posted byphetheringtonnzNovember 21, 2025Posted inbusy kiwi productions, filmTags: busy kiwi productions, crowdfunding, film, Filmmaking, Garage, garage short film, greenlit, mental health, Producing, Short film

October updates

Garage short film crew

Loads has been happening, including shooting Drone, Garage, and running a 48-hour film competition

Posted byphetheringtonnzOctober 24, 2025Posted inaction on the side, film, Guest Speaking, TeachingTags: action on the side, film, Film festival, Filmmaking, Garage, London, Movies, news, reviews, Short film, Writing

GARAGE

GARAGE from Busy Kiwi Productions Ltd

Posted byphetheringtonnzAugust 16, 2025Posted inUncategorized

The Aravali AOTS 48HR Film Competition

The Aravali Action On The Side 48-hour film competition

The next big project that I am running is the next Action On The Side 48-hour film competition. This one is run in conjunction with the Aravali International Film Festival in New Delhi. This is the third 48-hour film competition I’ve run with Action On The Side. This has been a passion project of mine …

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Posted byphetheringtonnzFebruary 21, 2025Posted inUncategorized

KEN update

Ken promo page with links to find out more about the Ken film project

An update on the KEN narrative short film project.

Posted byphetheringtonnzFebruary 11, 2025Posted infilmTags: busy kiwi productions, crowdfunding, Development, disordered eating, eating disorder, film, Filmmaking, Fundraising, ken, london film, mental health, Movies, muscle dysmorphia, news, northern ireland, preproduction, Producing, Short film, social awareness

Podcasting and Oxford Writers

I recently spoke at the Oxford Writer’s Group about podcasting

Posted byphetheringtonnzNovember 21, 2024Posted inGuest Speaking, Media, Producing, TeachingTags: environment, gaby sambuccetti, guest lecture, guest speaker, judith bunting, lecture, media production, oxford, oxford writers group, Podcast, podcasting, podcasts, video

August 2024

Pearls, Ken, AOTS, and that’s just the film stuff

Posted byphetheringtonnzSeptember 6, 2024Posted inBlog, filmTags: action on the side, aots, Filmmaking, ken short film, London, Producing

Understanding History through Film

Those who know me know that I am obsessed with Film, and I love the app & website Letterboxd. I use Letterboxd as a teaching tool. I have a series of Lists to help students understand Genre and National Cinema. Now I have a new series: History on Film. I built these lists to help …

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Posted byphetheringtonnzJune 29, 2024Posted infilm, TeachingTags: film, history, letterboxd, teaching

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