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Documentary filmmaker. EVERYTHING IS FINE crowdfunding now on Indiegogo @EIF_film FINITE out now on Vimeo and Prime Video @finitedoc
May 7, 2023 5 tweets 6 min read
Yesterday I got arrested whilst filming a @JustStop_Oil supporter holding a banner on the pavement near the coronation route. I'm a filmmaker and had my @bectu press accreditation visible around my neck.

Police deemed this to be "conspiracy to commit a public nuisance". After police stopped me filming, they ripped my press pass off and handcuffed me behind my back.
Nov 8, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
Yesterday, myself, a documentary filmmaker and @tomsdinner, a press photographer, got arrested by @HertsPolice whilst filming the @JustStopOil protest from a public footbridge over the #M25.

🧵.... Police had no interest in seeing press ID and handcuffed us instantly on arrival. They said they needed to search me for items which could be used to commit criminal damage. Obviously, they found nothing, so an officer said “just arrest them for conspiracy instead then”.