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A day in Wales with the real-life leader of the Jedis

Feel the force — With The Last Jedi in cinemas and Star Wars season in full swing, we met up with the founder of The Church Of Jediism at his home in Holyhead, Wales to discuss how he found salvation in the films – and why you can too.

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  • Niall Flynn

Inside the UK grime scene, where creative talent thrives

Huck Film: My Element — An original new film by Huck explores the growing influence of grime music, examining the genre through the eyes of five artists, DJs and political MCs.

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  • Grace Shutti

The pioneering filmmaker who entangled bike and surf

Remembering Bruce Brown — Following news that the director behind The Endless Summer and On Any Sunday has died aged 80, Huck pays tribute to his groundbreaking cultural legacy.

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  • Michael Fordham

Filmmaker Emmett Malloy on the escapist power of surfing

New tribes — In The Tribes of Palos Verdes – the latest from Emmett and his brother Brendan – the ocean offers salvation in the face of trauma. For the sibling directors, such a depiction was always going to come naturally.

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  • Niall Flynn

What it’s like to live as a black person in Japan

Lost in Tokyo — A new, short documentary from Amarachi Nwosu – titled Black in Tokyo – reveals what it’s really like to live as a black foreigner in a racially homogenous society.

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  • HUCK HQ

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.

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  • HUCK HQ

The drag dance troupe turning ballet into an act of rebellion

Rebels on pointe — Formed in the aftermath of Stonewall riots, the Trocks are an all-gay dance group hoping to inspire change. In a new documentary, filmmaker Bobbi Jo Hart celebrates their legacy.

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  • Jake Hall

The activist movement protecting Hawaii from a corporate takeover

Poisoned paradise — Surfer and filmmaker Cyrus Sutton turns his lens to the Hawaiians fighting for their sustainable way of life in the face of mass-industrialisation. Ahead of its UK premiere at the London Surf / Film Festival, he opens up about its grassroots momentum.

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  • HUCK HQ

The story behind The The’s enigmatic disappearance

Inertia Variations — The Inertia Variations, a documentary by Johanna St Michaels, follows the mercurial Matt Johnson as he battles with feelings of disenchantment & writer’s block.

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  • Niall Flynn

Inside the disturbing world of Italy’s exorcists

Deliver us from evil — A new documentary from Federica Di Giacomo explores the mysterious rise of exorcism in the modern world; following the stories of the sufferers and priests.

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  • Natalie Maria Wardle

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