Kelly O'Brien

Mom, filmmaker, worrier, lapsed idealist.

[BOMB Magazine @BOMBmagazine]

Writer Rachel Aviv, in conversation with fellow writer Yvonne Conza, discusses her essay collection “You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters” (@AAKnopf, 2026) that revisits unforgettable lives from different vantage points.

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[Lost In Film @LostInFilm]

The entire Criterion Closet is now available as a website, where you can browse all 1,247 films by walking the shelves, thanks to redditor olievans.

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[Clare Hinchcliffe @Subversivite]

It's extraordinary that my daughter was acquitted on all charges after damaging drones in an Israeli-owned weapons factory, which she told the jury she was proud to do.

And now she has a lot to say... 1/6
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[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

“My life has become a rollercoaster,” she says in reference to the death threats and sanctions. “I never imagined living without a bank card, but I do. People help me. My freedom is stronger than my fear. You are defeated the moment you stop fighting.”

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[Kelly O'Brien @KellyOB83060894]

I made this with my daughter when she was in high school — and now it’s found a home online. https://t.co/8eRJXW2HNI

[Dissent Magazine @DissentMag]

Documentarian Frederick Wiseman died today at age 96. "At a moment when many of the institutions he documented are being decimated and our attention is divided," Natasha Lewis wrote last year, "Wiseman’s films are out of time and completely timely." https://t.co/DrkF5ZBKdq

[Kelly O'Brien @KellyOB83060894]

RT @Variety: Indian Author Arundhati Roy Pulls Out of Berlinale Over Jury's 'Unconscionable' Refusal to Comment on Gaza: 'To Hear Them Say…

[boygenius source @boygeniussource]

Lucy Dacus performing ‘Bread and Roses’ today at Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Ceremony today in New York City!

[Kelly O'Brien @KellyOB83060894]

Such a huge fan of both— Reichardt and LARB. https://t.co/y7gbIPhcnf

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

"Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine" - #Hacks star Hannah Einbinder after her #Emmys win

[Kelly O'Brien @KellyOB83060894]

Israel is starving Gaza. Here’s how you can help keep people alive. ‹ Literary Hub https://t.co/COEp2zmWjC

[Michael Moore @MMFlint]

Went to see THE ENCAMPMENTS in NYC — it blew me away. One of the best docs I've seen in years. It's about the campus encampment movement last spring that ignited right here at Columbia University and spread like wildfire in campuses throughout the U.S. — with thousands upon thousands of students participating in our Democracy, in acts of civil disobedience, to stand against the GENOCIDE of the Palestinian people being funded with our tax dollars. As someone who has followed this historic student-led movement closely, this film completely transported me inside of it, right to the heart, a truly unprecedented look — made all the more heart-wrenching by seeing Mahmoud Khalil advocating for peace and justice for the Palestinian people knowing that one year later he will be UNJUSTLY kidnapped by ICE as a LEGAL GREEN CARD HOLDER and transported to a detention center in Louisiana — where he is still being held to this day! It's DESPICABLE and SHAMEFUL. If you can find a way to get to a theater to see THE ENCAMPMENTS — DO IT! It's a MUST-SEE. #theencampments @watermelon_pics

[Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם @yuval_abraham]

We made No Other Land temporarily available online in the US to support our fundraiser for Masafer Yatta. Tickets are a donation, and if you watched already, donate directly and help us build a community of 50,000 supporters.

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[Kelly O'Brien @KellyOB83060894]

Another great interview. https://t.co/ruLBNub2im

[Kelly O'Brien @KellyOB83060894]

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[Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם @yuval_abraham]

A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins on choosing this year’s Booker winner https://t.co/bxTIOAdUb6

[Kelly O'Brien @KellyOB83060894]

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[Jacobin @jacobin]

Kamala Harris ran a campaign that eschewed 2020’s progressive platform, made a show of sidelining the Left, and rested on linking arms with corporate America and trying to win over conservative voters. No wonder it failed miserably. https://t.co/eqD8ztkNMq