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The story behind Romania’s corrupt healthcare system

Ingrained injustice — Filmmaker Alexander Naunau discusses his new documentary, Collective – a shocking investigation into big pharma and institutional injustice.

  • Film
  • Claudia Paterson

Flint: Inside the public health crisis that shook America

‘There’s no justice’ — Despite numerous lawsuits, deaths and disturbing health reports, the Michigan city’s tap water remains untreated. A new documentary tries to find out why.

  • Film
  • Katie Goh

The ‘musical pilgrim’ blending funk with Cuban elegance

Meet Cimafunk — With his infectious grooves and progressive message, Erik Iglesias Rodríguez is one of the biggest names in Cuban music. A new documentary from filmmaker James Partridge tracks his journey from underground sensation to bona fide star.

  • Film
  • Rhys Thomas

The 24-hour online channel dedicated to POC artists

Form No Form — With physical spaces closed for business, Form No Form takes things online – broadcasting a rotating schedule of films created by artists of colour.

  • Activism
  • Jaelani Turner-Williams

‘Most worshipped filmmakers are men – this is blinkered’

A chat with Mark Cousins — The director and critic has spent five years crafting an epic, 14-hour documentary, shining a light on cinema’s forgotten women from across the world. Here, he tells us why.

  • Film
  • Katie Goh

The director blending modern London with Iranian aesthetics

In partnership with Squarespace — Surviving the perils of being a freelancer is tough – now more than ever. In partnership with Squarespace, we're supporting independent artists to create original work that responds to these testing times. Here, filmmaker Somayeh Jafari shares how she delves into her Iranian background to discover the true meaning of home.

  • Film
  • Michael Fordham

An intoxicating look at sex, power and class in Chile

The life of Ema — South American director Pablo Larraín discusses his new film Ema: an anarchic, dance-fuelled redemption story.

  • Film
  • Zoe Whitfield

The film exploring Hollywood’s sinister power structures

The Assistant — Hailed by many as the first great Me Too movie, Kitty Green’s new feature tracks a young woman over the course of a single day in her job at a production company. To mark its release, the director tells Huck why she approached the story like she would a documentary.

  • Film
  • Katie Goh

The anticapitalist streaming service taking on Netflix

This is Means TV — Means TV is the world’s first ‘post-capitalist, worker-owned streaming service’, providing subscribers with leftist documentaries, films and cartoons. But in an industry run by big business and billionaires, can it really survive?

  • Activism
  • Daisy Schofield

In the age of lockdown, are drive-in cinemas the future?

Back to the ’50s — With social distancing measures enforced across the world, the film industry has taken a huge hit. But against the odds, a handful of independent drive-ins across the US have adapted to stay alive. Is this the start of a comeback?

  • Film
  • Beth Webb

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