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New documentary explores football ultras culture around the world

ULTRAS — Directed by Swedish filmmaker Ragnhild Ekner, the film takes an insider’s view of the terrace subculture, and the unifying power of fandom.

  • Sport
  • Isaac Muk

The vibrant pre-Taliban ski community deep in the Afghan mountains

Champions of the Golden Valley — A bittersweet documentary by Ben Sturgulewski spotlights the unlikely rise of Bamyan Ski Club, while charting what happened next for skiers forced to flee their country.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad

New documentary spotlights UK Right to Roam movement

OUR LAND — Directed by Orban Wallace, it asks questions about the meaning of land ownership, environmental protection and access to nature.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

Uncovering the not-so-subtle queerness of Mexican rodeos

JARIPEO — A new experimental film by Rebecca Zweig and Efraín Mojica explores the looks, embraces and brushes of skin contact in which LGBTQ+ desire manifests at the traditionally hyper-masculine events.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk

What went down at the London screening of STEPS: Deo Kato’s Run for Justice

Cape Town to Shoreditch — Taking place at Rich Mix, the evening featured a Q&A with the runner himself and Huck’s Phil Young, as well as plenty of community connection.

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Ella Glossop
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Unrolled oat perfection at the World Porridge Making Championship

The Golden Spurtle — Each October, hundreds of people descend upon Carrbridge, a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands, to find out who can make the best bowl of porridge. Constantine Costi’s new documentary captures its idiosyncratic community energy.

  • Culture
  • Kez Cochrane
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Inside India’s evolving third gender Hijra youth movement

Body of Our Own — With new means to communicate and earn a living, young members of the ancient trans and third gender community are reframing what it means to be a part of it. A new documentary by Rahemur Rahman and Lily Vetch explores their shifting lives and identities.

  • Culture
  • Isabelle Blakeney
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The genius, madness and complicated legacy of Genesis P-Orridge

S/HE IS STILL HER/E — Founder of seminal avant garde bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, the musician and performance artist tore apart boundaries throughout her transgressive career and life. A new documentary offers a window into her mind and life, and her continuing impact.

  • Huck 82: The Music Issue
  • Cameron Cook
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For trans surfer Alice Barbosa, rediscovering her stoke is an act of resistance

Alice — Gabriel Novis’s new film focuses on one of his old family friends, who had drifted away from the sea after facing prejudice in their local scene in Maceió, Brazil. We caught up with the filmmaker ahead of its UK premiere at the London Surf / Film Festival this weekend.

  • Sport
  • Isaac Muk
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Inside Liberia’s nascent surf scene

We The Surfers — Once ravaged by civil war, the West African country’s waveriding crew and infrastructure is growing. Arthur Bourbon’s new film celebrates the Robertsport Surf Club and the locals who have created a joyous, idiosyncratic community.

  • Sport
  • Sam Haddad

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