Documentary Film
Behind the fake marriages of young Chinese lesbians and gays
Inside The Chinese Closet — Sham marriages between young gay men and lesbian women are on the up in China - as a rift between two generations and their outlooks continues to grow. HUCK meets Sophia Luvara, director of Inside The Chinese Closet, a new film tracking the life of two young people in China as they confront their futures.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Fourteen days on the refugee trail from Kos to Vienna
Europe’s Border Crisis: The Long Road — Over two weeks, documentary photographer and filmmaker Adam Patterson travelled with refugees making the harrowing journey across Europe to shoot a powerful new documentary.
Written by: Alex King
What’s it like to live in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster?
Life after Chernobyl — Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s remarkable documentary Pripyat meets the people who still live and work in the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone, surrounded by dangerous levels of radioactive contamination.
Written by: Alex King
How did 22 innocent Chinese Uyghurs get sucked into America’s War on Terror?
Lives destroyed by a decade in the black hole of Guantánamo — Director Patricio Henriquez shares the remarkable story behind his documentary Uyghurs, Prisoners of the Absurd.
Written by: Alex King
How would you navigate life with just four phrases?
After his stroke, musician Edwyn Collins battled to regain his speech — Documentary The Possibilities Are Endless chronicles Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins’ long journey back to music.
Written by: Alex King
Personal stories from CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider
CERN People — Exploring CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory and birthplace of the World Wide Web and the Higgs boson particle.
Written by: Alex King
Documentaries that change how we see the world
Huck's top perspective-shifting docs — From Dogtown to the Moon via Sea World, Huck and our readers share the documentaries that changed how we see the world.
Written by: Alex King
Documentaries that change how we see the world
Filmmaking to alter your perspective — To celebrate the Dogwoof Weekender at the ICA we’re asking you to share the documentaries that change how you see the world.
Written by: Alex King
Gilles Peterson releases Brazilian music documentary to celebrate Rio Olympics
Watch Bam Bam Bam: The Story of Sonzeira here now — Gilles Peterson celebrates the best of Brazilian music culture past, present and future.
Written by: Alex King
Stephanie In The Water
Editor Q&A — Stephanie In The Water documents five-time surfing world champion Stephanie Gilmore's battle to stay at the top of her game.
Written by: Alex King
