Alex Winter

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Filmmaker, actor, pre-Web shitposter. Trans Rights are Human Rights.

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This interviews was tons of fun.

This week on The Film Library: A Kanopy Podcast, Daniel and I talk docs with filmmaker and actor Alex Winter. #filmsky 📽️ @brambledan.bsky.social @alexwinter.com

Documentary Filmmaking Essentials with Alex Winteryoutu.be This week hosts Alonso Duralde and Daniel Thompson are joined by actor and filmmaker Alex Winter. Well known for his character-driven and emotional documenta...

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Listen as Cory Doctorow, Cindy Cohn, and @thejasonkelley.com discuss how antitrust actions provide hope that megacompanies can still be forced to do better for users, on the new episode of EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet.”

Podcast Episode: Fighting Enshittificationwww.eff.org The early internet had a lot of “technological self-determination" — you could opt out of things, protect your privacy, control your experience. The problem was that it took a fair amount of

If you missed its run last year, our film The YouTube Effect is now on PBS for free :)

THIRTEEN Specials | The YouTube Effect | PBSwww.pbs.org Alex Winter's troubling look at YouTube, a site that changed how we experience the world.

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some of this “you don’t actually care about the plight of oppressed people unless you view a ton of intensely graphic imagery just like I have” stuff just feels like a wimpier online variant on the millennia-old “you can’t join our club unless you kill a guy first” model

I love @eff.org and the great work they do. Check out our lively discussion on the rise of online communities, what went right and how to fix what went wrong.

NEW: We can’t let corporations and politicians stifle online communities that connect people with similar interests, tastes, views, and concerns, filmmaker @alexwinter.com tells EFF’s Cindy Cohn & @thejasonkelley.com on “How to Fix the Internet.”

Podcast Episode: Chronicling Online Communitieswww.eff.org From Napster to YouTube, some of the most important and controversial uses of the internet have been about building community: connecting people all over the world who share similar interests,

Our film Deep Web is now out on DVD and glorious Blu-ray. With a new director's commentary from me. Find it below and at the usual joints! www.deepwebthemovie.com

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Aid is still getting into Gaza! The Rafah crossing is not the only route. Now more than ever, aid orgs need your support.

If you are feeling helpless about Israel bombing the 1,400,000 Palestinian refugees in Rafah right now, please consider donating to @distributeaid.org and ANERA. We are working together to deliver everything from medical equipment to soap to water filters to baby clothing.

Help us deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians in Gaza! | Distribute Aid (Powered by Donorbox)donorbox.org Distribute Aid can deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, and Lebanon. We are supporting frontline medical aid organizations like ANERA, to help scale their capacity, share their ...

Ahem

Greatest phone call scene

I gave, to this and others like it. Please give if you can.

Rafah is being evacuated and invaded and we have less then €900 to go and get Omar out PLEASE share!! www.gofundme.com/f/my-home-in...

Help me evacuate my husband from Gaza, organized by Marah Mahdiwww.gofundme.com We are 28 years old and cheerful and 26 years old accountants. We got married two ye… Marah Mahdi needs your support for Help me evacuate my husband from Gaza

Thanks Rolling Stone, for supporting Ross Ulbricht.

He Helped Create Silk Road — But Ross Ulbricht Should Be Freedwww.rollingstone.com Computer engineer Ross Ulbricht was sentenced two two life terms plus 40 years, but there's no reason he should die in prison.

I'm excited to announce my partnership with the great folks at Drafthouse Films, as we re-release our documentary Deep Web. The film is now available across multiple platforms and on a brand new DVD and Blu Ray, with more platforms coming! Find it at deepwebthemovie.com

Don't expect it, but it's always nice when a reviewer gets what you're going for. @jonahrayrodrigues.bsky.social gives such a nuanced performance in our movie and it's cool to see this critic connect with it. watchdestroy.com

Splatter-Punk Horror Comedy 'Destroy All Neighbors' Inspires Us To Be Betterwww.dreadcentral.com Matt Konopka looks at 'Destroy All Neighbors' and how it encourages us to treasure your loved ones and just be a better person.

LA! Come see our Shudder original film, Destroy All Neighbors, at the mighty Vidiots on February 29th! We'll be there! Tix here: vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/destr...

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I DO NOT trust these two with Gizmo....

Don't have Shudder? Now you can watch Destroy All Neighbors on VOD! watchdestroy.com

Destroy All Neighbors Moviewatchdestroy.com Watch Destroy All Neighbors - Starring Jonah Ray Rodrigues and Alex Winter, in theaters, on digital and streaming on Shudder, January 12th.

Thanks 🙏

Signed up for Kanopy and my first viewing is the documentary The YouTube Effect by @alexwinter.com.

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Oh also new bluesky people, if you have a problem with trans people, sex workers, or furries you need to go now because these groups are integral to this social media platform.

Had a lotta fun on this pod.

‎Two Jons Don't Make a Right: Jon, Jon, Jon(ah Ray), and Alex Winter on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show Two Jons Don't Make a Right, Ep Jon, Jon, Jon(ah Ray), and Alex Winter - Feb 7, 2024

Hi newcomers to Bluesky. I hope you enjoy the best social media community and please keep it weird. 🙏❤️

LA! On Feb 29, see Destroy All Neighbors and many of us at the mighty Vidiots Theater! Lots of fun stuff: a Q&A with cast and crew, moderated by Georgia Hardstark, free giveaways and a post-screening performance of @jonahrayrodrigues.bsky.social 's band, YOU CAN’T CALL ME AL. Come on out!

Destroy All Neighborsvidiotsfoundation.org Filmmakers in Person! <P></P> Doors open at 6pm, join us for a drink at the bar!

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Destroy All Neighbors absolutely slaps, @alexwinter.com is excellent!

London! See Destroy All Neighbors and Skinamarink and other great Shudder original movies on the big beautiful screen at The Prince Charles Cinema in March!

DESTROY ALL NEIGHBOURS - The Prince Charles Cinemaprincecharlescinema.com Fri 1 Mar

I enjoyed this chat with Brandie Nonnecke from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy and CITRIS about The YouTube Effect, AI, and how Big Tech monopolies are not incentivized to create a better future.

‎TecHype: Big Tech's Entertainment Takeover with Alex Winter, Actor-Director on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show TecHype, Ep Big Tech's Entertainment Takeover with Alex Winter, Actor-Director - Jan 20, 2024

Thanks for watching!

Thank you @alexwinter.com for creating an absolutely memorable madman with your performance as Vlad in ‘Destroy All Neighbors’! Love your continued dedication to incredible makeup effects to build a character. ❤️

I'm so glad you dug it!

I was not expecting to have feelings - as a creative - about passions that are not hobbies, unfinished projects, being burned out cuz LIFE and living the motto “finished not perfect”. I loved Destroy All Neighbors - kooky, gross and heartfelt 🖤 @alexwinter.com 👏🏼

Always nice to chat with my friend Michael Gingold. Good piece on our film in Rue Morgue.

Exclusive Interview: Alex Winter is back under prosthetics and exploring real-life anxieties in “D...rue-morgue.com The actor/filmmaker's latest vehicle harks back to his past movies in more ways than one.

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Really enjoyed Destroy All Neighbors! @alexwinter.com was a fun part of a movie full of great practical gore effects and some hilarious comedy!

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Hi @alexwinter.com , really loving Destroy All Neighbors. It’s the feature-length Idiot Box sketch I didn’t know I needed.

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Hi @alexwinter.com , really loving Destroy All Neighbors. It’s the feature-length Idiot Box sketch I didn’t know I needed.

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Fangs up! ‘Lost Boys’ soundtrack courtesy of the Red Room Orchestra, Tim Cappello, @alexwinter.com and friends at Great American Music Hall