Artist, filmmaker/screenwriter with no industry ties (love that for me...), Tarkovsky-obsessed, very queer, gay, lightly bisexual, whatever label it may be. Kinda non-binary also, is complicated (for now)https://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mvj4skfb4k2lI am very incompetent but I am trying14 Sep 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj4skfb4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mu6fgtcpic2bI like Joanna Newsom28 Aug 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6fgtcpic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mt2kov76pk2yNot enough people on the slow cinema grind unfortunately14 Aug 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2kov76pk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3msokcjupos2tI am editing a short film I shot recently and I am so so excited09 Aug 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3msokcjupos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3msm6vty7ns2oI love the films of Pierre Creton, whenever I watch boring basic movie I am wishing I was watching a Pierre Creton film instead08 Aug 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3msm6vty7ns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mrb3oey7mk2vThe director of Fjord (fantastic movie) turns out to be kind of an idiot, so I will accept the film in advance as my problematic fave22 Jul 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb3oey7mk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mqwfr3dm5c2cAmazing book I recommend18 Jul 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwfr3dm5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mphiqezals2aProlly my fave films of the year so far29 Jun 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphiqezals2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mp5n6mupsc27Now that I finished it I would say it's also like if midwest emo music was a film [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5n6mupsc27https://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3moqucxznxc2oMy script really do be a kinda fusion of all these films (and a few others)20 Jun 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqucxznxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mobkkwty722fThe new Zvyagintsev movie Minotaur is like Crime and Punishment if nobody felt guilt and nobody learned anything but it kept the same dramatic kinda structure14 Jun 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobkkwty722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mns6qjidh22oWriting the most heartbreaking script (for me)08 Jun 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns6qjidh22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mnqahyr33226Locked in so fucking hard today that I wrote one of my favorite bits of conversational dialogue I have ever written07 Jun 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqahyr33226https://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mnnsunvdrs2bI spent forever writing a dumb school paper on The Amazing Digital Circus in which i didn´t even fully comply to what was asked06 Jun 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnsunvdrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mnif2jbsuk2fI liked the finale for Amazing Digital Circus04 Jun 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnif2jbsuk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mnhosvz7l22lI am so special, I dislike the new Hamaguchi film and like the new Almodovar film04 Jun 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhosvz7l22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mmzmumqifc2wReviewed FJORD on YouTube! This is a movie I really love, that I will defend from conservatives and liberals alike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wNBufDKkdA29 May 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzmumqifc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mmmdb4ordk2qAlso a really great and lingering movie, though not every aspect satisfied. One to rewatch, but nonetheless amazingly shot and kinda haunting. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmdb4ordk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mmmd7jpk4k2qAwesome movie [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmd7jpk4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mmm56dnsc22uCannes was a hoot. My top 3 of the festival are likely La Gradiva, Fjord and Paper Tiger, strong honourable mentions also to Minotaur and Hope. Hope to review all of these sooner or later.24 May 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmm56dnsc22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mlh53jr47c2pJust uploaded a video essay on the brilliant Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwFNZEk5z5o09 May 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh53jr47c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mkljbow7ac2fI loved this show28 Apr 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkljbow7ac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mkarrwo7cs2nNo one glazes Soviet propaganda movies more than Americans who sincerely think they are inspiring works about collectivism24 Apr 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkarrwo7cs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mjikcxoy7s2bLikely influences for a short film I hope to make soon-ish (maybe in June)14 Apr 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjikcxoy7s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mimrpu3jsk23Gorgeous gay film, highly underrated, genuinely poetic letterboxd.com/film/a-prince/ https://letterboxd.com/film/a-prince/03 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimrpu3jsk23https://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3mifa7ed3pk2iI love Pillion for being the rare and refreshing gay romance film about learning your boundaries from your first relationship, discovering your sexual freedom and learning to move on; this makes it resonate for me in a way apart from other gay films, even though I prefer many of the miserable ones31 Mar 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifa7ed3pk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3micre3dfls2oI miss watching James Benning films. I haven´t been in that state of mind for a while30 Mar 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3micre3dfls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dankestthomas.bsky.social/post/3micqqioces2cI am going to Cannes again! For the third time! Most anticipated films would be Fjord (Mungiu) and Minotaur (Zvyagintsev)30 Mar 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:cegrad33qbczikd57uxakj5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3micqqioces2c