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Today's HFF Takeover #17 from this month's FSCOTM Curator, Swabreen Bakr

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Swabreen Bakr
Jul 04, 2025
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Hello residents of HopeForFilmland and FilmStack! My name is Swabreen and I'm reporting from Philadelphia, where I've spent the past decade in digital marketing across arts and culture nonprofits. Most recently, I've built tactics to drive attendance at local film festivals and promote an independently produced film journal.

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Former Journalist turned Digital Marketer writing about film, marketing and tech. Fighting brain rot one post at a time.
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