Susan Thomson

Delighted to hear that Ghost Empire § Belize (2021) has won two IndieFEST Film Awards - an Award of Recognition (Documentary Feature) and an Award of Merit (Liberation/Social Justice/Protest) @UNIBAMSupport

Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) has won an Accolade Award of Recognition in four categories - Documentary Feature, LGBTQ+ theme, Liberation/Social Justice/Protest, Original Score - Huge thanks to the wonderful collaborators and interviewees!

The Swimming Diaries (2024) + Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) have both won Impact DOCS awards of recognition for Documentary Feature/ Experimental and Documentary Feature/ Liberation/Social Justice/Protest respectively. Huge thanks to all collaborators + @artscouncil_ie

Very moving to speak with the audience after the screening of The Swimming Diaries @BradfordLitFest on Sunday, they found the film very powerful indeed. Huge thanks to @artscouncil_ie and to Bradford Literature Festival!

On my way to @BradfordLitFest delighted to be back at the festival this weekend introducing my film The Swimming Diaries tomorrow July 6! The film is based on my memoir available at Lulu.com Still a few tickets for film here bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/the-swim… @artscouncil_ie

Very much looking forward to introducing The Swimming Diaries film based on my memoir which sold for many years at @artbookps1 MoMA, at Bradford Literature Festival @BradfordLitFest Museum of Science & Media this Sunday July 6! Trailer at youtube.com/watch?v=3PHAui…… @artscouncil_ie

@TheBenjaminPine Thanks so much Benjamin!

Looking forward to screening Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) at Bradford Literature Festival this Sunday 29th June and discussion after with Nabeela Rasheed @BradfordLitFest @artscouncil_ie @ChagossianVoic2 @HumanDignityT @TeaBraun @AnjeeKaur bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/ghost-em…

Been speaking on BCB Radio ahead of showing Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos June 29 at Bradford Literature Festival when I'll be in conversation after! Listen back at listenagain.bcbradio.co.uk 4.45- 5pm June 24 bradfordlitfest.co.uk/?s=susan+thoms… @HumanDignityT @artscouncil_ie @BradfordLitFest

Delighted to announce that I will be screening two of my films at Bradford Literature Festival! The Swimming Diaries (2024) and Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) + Q&A. Check out the programme at bradfordlitfest.co.uk/?s=susan+thoms… Many thanks @artscouncil_ie @dlmckevitt @PIERSMcGRAIL

Just been sent this press release by Bernadette Dugasse, of the submission today June 5th to the UN challenging the UK Mauritius deal over the Chagos Islands! My film Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos will screen at Bradford Literature Festival June 29th! drive.google.com/file/d/1oacjLl…

A fabulous evening for the UK premiere of The Swimming Diaries last night, with a truly beautiful live performance from @dlmckevitt before, great turnout & fascinating questions from the audience who seemed profoundly moved by the film. Many thanks @LewesDepot @artscouncil_ie

Delighted to be screening The Swimming Diaries (2024) tomorrow Wednesday 28th eve at the Depot cinema, Lewes with a short live performance from the fantastic soundtrack by @dlmckevitt and Q & A after! Huge thanks to @artscouncil_ie @LewesDepot

Delighted to present the UK premiere of The Swimming Diaries this Wed 28 May at the Depot Cinema, Lewes. Come along for a live performance by @dlmckevitt from her beautiful soundtrack album before the movie and a Q & A after. @artscouncil_ie @LewesDepot lewesdepot.org/film/the-swimm…

Looking forward to screening The Swimming Diaries next week at the Depot Cinema, Lewes! @dlmckevitt @artscouncil_ie

Q&A SCREENING: THE SWIMMING DIARIES, Wed 28 May - Q&A with filmmaker @scmthomson plus a live performance by Donna McKevitt Hovering between experimental documentary, musical theatre and opera, this experimental film traces a journey from life to death. lewesdepot.org/film/the-swimm…

At the High Court today for the Chagos case, last minute injunction overturned and deal signed. Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) more screenings coming soon!

An online doc film of mine from 2020, The Cytokine Storms, about the pandemic, the right to life, engineered famine as a weapon of war, against climate protestors, the historical engineered famines in India and Ireland, relevant in the light of Gaza..circaartmagazine.net/the-cytokine-s…

Today I spoke with Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International at the Royal Courts of Justice, for the Al-Haq court case, about engineered famine, UK complicity in arms in the genocide in Gaza. @amnesty

The Swimming Diaries (2024, 100 mins) is Official Selection at Tokyo Lift-Off film Festival @TokyoLiftOff Many thanks to @artscouncil_ie for the Reel Art Award funding to make this film!