Documentary

Watch the trailer for Ai Weiwei’s new refugee documentary
Film

Watch the trailer for Ai Weiwei’s new refugee documentary

Human Flow — The artist's first full-length film addresses the worldwide refugee crisis, urging the world to remember the humanity behind headlines.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Magnum’s most iconic travel photography is going on sale
Photography

Magnum’s most iconic travel photography is going on sale

Great journeys — From today and Friday, the legendary photo cooperative will be joining forces with Aperture for a special ‘Great Journeys’-themed print sale.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

A new festival wants equality for women in extreme sports
Film

A new festival wants equality for women in extreme sports

This is Shextreme — Shextreme, the first film festival highlighting the experience of women in the extreme sports community, heads to Bristol in October.

Written by: Biju Belinky

I worked in the government for years – now I’m an anarchist
Opinion

I worked in the government for years – now I’m an anarchist

‘The system isn’t working’ — After a long and successful career as a British diplomat, Carne Ross suffered a crisis of faith. Here, he discusses the dangers of our current political order.

Written by: Carne Ross

The bizarre story behind North Korea's first ever rock concert
Film

The bizarre story behind North Korea's first ever rock concert

Liberation Day — Liberation Day documents the surreal week leading up to the performance of controversial Slovenian art-rock band Laibach in Pyongyang – the first concert ever played by outsiders in North Korea.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The surf photographer living life in the impact zone
Film

The surf photographer living life in the impact zone

Pushing the limit — Russell Ord started putting himself between the waves to find his own space in the world of surf photography. Now, his fearless approach to life is being captured in a documentary.

Written by: Biju Belinky

For the skaters of Myanmar, boards are a symbol of hope
Skate

For the skaters of Myanmar, boards are a symbol of hope

Pushing Myanmar — As dictatorship declines, filmmakers James Holman and Ali Drummond go back to Yangon, documenting the community built around its DIY skatepark.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The American students building their own sustainable futures
Film

The American students building their own sustainable futures

Generation Cooperative — In Generation Cooperative, Rosina Andreou and Dorothy Allen-Pickard offer a glimpse into the lives of young American students who found an alternative to overpriced housing in communal living.

Written by: Biju Belinky

'Great photographers need determination not talent'
Photography

'Great photographers need determination not talent'

Advice from Chris Killip — Photographer Chris Killip captured the North of England's deindustrialisation in a way no one else did. Now, almost three decades later, he looks back at what it takes to create images that truly record a place and time.

Written by: Biju Belinky

My mother, the punk rocker
Film

My mother, the punk rocker

Poly Styrene — The story of iconic punk and frontwoman Poly Styrene will soon be hitting our screens, brought to life using her own diaries and the voice of her daughter, Celeste Bell.

Written by: Biju Belinky

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