It’s Popped’s One Year Anniversary!

On the 1st May last year, I sent out my first newsletter. It was a personal story about my first trip to the cinema in Aberystwyth. Since then, I’ve shared with you another 35 pieces of writing that I’ve tried to make myself proud with.

What started off as Reel Stories, soon became Popped. I’ve been lucky enough to interview interesting people, visit new places and uncover fascinating things about our cinema culture, and the legacy of film.

I’m happy to have kept this going. As this newsletter turned one, I attended my first film festival as a journalist. Just keep swimming, as Dory would say.

The newsletter has grown steadily and there are now a lot more people here that I don’t know, than ones I do. Here’s a little reset, a re-introduction to me and what (I think) this newsletter is about and where it’s going!

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