social justice, non-journalism journalism and championing short films: highlighting underrepresented voices with writer/filmmaker Molly Lipson

social justice, non-journalism journalism and championing short films: highlighting underrepresented voices with writer/filmmaker Molly Lipson

we're joined by British writer, organiser, filmmaker and managing editor and founder of Short Stuff magazine Molly Lipson. Molly's writing has been featured on platforms such as Little White Lies, The New York Times, Service95, Dazed, Atmos, Rolling Stone, VICE and many more and engages in complex socio-political issues through a lens of liberation and abolition. Short Stuff is a magazine dedicated to providing short films with the same media coverage that features receive by publishing cultural deep dives, reviews, think pieces, stories of how shorts have changed our perspective on the world, the intersection between short film and society, community, tech, sport, beauty, gender and everything in between. check out Molly's writing [https://www.mollylipson.com/articles] and Short Stuff [https://www.short-stuff.com] you can Molly [https://www.instagram.com/molly_lipson1/], Short Stuff [https://www.instagram.com/shortstuff.film/] and Carrie [https://www.instagram.com/carolinehajny/] here follow CHERRYPICK [https://www.instagram.com/___cherrypick/] to stay up to date with the latest podcast episodes and events a note from Molly: I wanted to add a note about abolition - the word itself is a bit misleading – abolition is actually all about what we build, nourish and grow to create a world where, rather than waiting for something bad to happen and then punishing people after the fact, we seek to reduce, minimise and eliminate harm and violence by tackling the root causes. In most cases, these root causes come from big structural things like poverty, racism, colonialism, climate collapse, and cycles of harm created through a lack of intervention and the deepening of racial capitalism: childhood trauma, addiction and other mental health issue, queer phobia, etc. Though abolition is against punishment, it is not against accountability. I would argue that abolitionists take accountability far more seriously than we possibly can in a capitalist world that prioritises punishment and vengeance. The transformative justice approach that we focus on emerged from survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Abolition is built on the shoulders of Black, brown, queer femmes across the world, especially in the Global Majority world. For further reading I really encourage you to engage with: •⁠ ⁠Abolition Revolution by Aviah Day and Shanice Octavia McBean •⁠ ⁠Brick by Brick by Cradle Community There are endless resources out there so I’ll just share this one from Abolitionist Futures [https://abolitionistfutures.com/resources]. My final note is that abolitionists can sometimes use jargon heavy, overly-academic language and I know how difficult that can be to engage with. If you can, stick with it and keep untangling the ideas as best you can, chat about it with your friends and family, make notes, draw your dream world. The ideas themselves really aren’t that complicated and the world we want is well within our reach.

the Voice Brasil, writing camps and rediscovering your roots: finding your voice with singer/songwriter Nonô

we're joined by Brazilian singer/songwriter Nonô whose songs have accumulated over 500 million streams on Spotify and have been featured on FIFA and EA Formula 1. She's written songs for household names such as Joel Corry, Charli XCX, Saweetie and INNA and has collaborated with artists such as David Guetta, Amin van Buuren, Goodboys, Sofi Tucker and Alok on her own songs. check out Nonô's music ⁠here⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2izgj6WOKJsuCRCQUKOoVO?si=91F9qlITQX2uV00NgtbgFQ] you can find ⁠Nonô [https://www.instagram.com/nonoofficial/?hl=en] and ⁠Carrie⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/carolinehajny/] on instagram follow ⁠CHERRYPICK⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/___cherrypick/] and join s at one of our events!

shorts to features with writer/director Thea Gajic

we're joined by writer/director Thea Gajic whose debut feature film SURVIVING EARTH just released in UK cinemas after premiering at sxsw in 2025. check out the trailer for SURVIVING EARTH here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjFMwo2NA0] you can find Thea [https://www.instagram.com/theagajic/?hl=en] and Carrie [https://www.instagram.com/carolinehajny/] on instagram follow CHERRYPICK [https://www.instagram.com/___cherrypick/] and join as at one of our events!

sour sweets, sex scenes and safe sets: shooting intimate scenes for the screen with Intimacy Coordinator Stella Moss

we're joined by Intimacy Coordinator Stella Moss to talk about all things nudity, sex and intimacy on screen. We may have spoken about Heated Rivalry... you can find Stella [https://www.instagram.com/stellamoss/] and Carrie [https://www.instagram.com/carolinehajny/] on instagram follow CHERRYPICK [https://www.instagram.com/___cherrypick/] and join us at one of our events

short films deserve more love: a deep dive into the BAFTA nominated shorts with Natalia Albin and Julia Black Jackson

we're joined by Short Stuff's Natalia Albin and Julia Black Jackson to chat about this year's BAFTA nominated short films. spoiler alert - they're SICK films animated Two Black Boys in Paradise by Baz Sells Cardboard by Jean-Philippe Vine Solstice by Luke Angus british short Terence by Edem Kelman Nostalgie by Kathryn Ferguson Welcome Home Freckles by Huiju Park This is Endometriosis by Georgie Wileman and Matt Houghton Magid/Zafar by Luis Hindman Short Stuff is a magazine that aims to lavish short film with the love, dedication and analysis it deserves, giving shorts the same type and depth of coverage as features. check them out here [https://www.short-stuff.com] you can find Natalia [https://www.instagram.com/nataliaalbinl/], Julia [https://www.instagram.com/juliablackjj/] and Carrie [https://www.instagram.com/carolinehajny/] on instagram. follow CHERRYPICK [https://linktr.ee/cherrypick_events?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9ca1910b-4d1d-4b52-a7df-72ccc7eec2eb] and join us at one of our events!