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Jackie Turner

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odd little earth critter. #scicomm, video editing, writing. indefinitely suspended over the Atlantic. Care not cages. #BlackLivesMatter #FreePalestine (she/her)
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Jackie Turner @rebelwrit
You've probably seen a lot of news about bananas going extinct lately. And then a wave of pieces saying, "no, they won't go extinct." BOTH takes are simultaneously true--YUP.

And it will be either the best or worst thing for our 🍌. A THREAD 1/
wired.com/story/fungus-c… @WIRED
www.wired.com A Fungus Could Wipe Out the Banana Forever Tropical Race 4 has spread to the region where most exported bananas are grown.
Jackie Turner @rebelwrit
This is especially frustrating when you start thumbing through the Wikipedia pages for white male directors and realize how many of them were hired to helm big franchises and blockbusters with only one short film under their belt.
Reason 5,892 why I’m ready to quit filmmaking 🫠

I’m so tired of being told that I don’t have enough experience to be hired for a TV, feature, or commercial directing gig. How are we supposed to build a sustainable film career when the bar is constantly moving?
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