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Introducing Huck’s new Film section, powered by our sister magazine Little White Lies. Spotlighting some of the best stories where film meets counterculture

Inside the world of film’s most staunchly independent director

Life through a different lens — Portrayed as a struggling dreamer in cult film American Movie, director Mark Borchardt has made a madcap documentary of his own about UFO hunters. But he's determined to not be mistaken for a fantasist.

  • Film
  • Daniel Dylan Wray

Wim Wenders’ dreamy Polaroid collection is coming to London

Instant Stories — Unseen images taken by the director will soon be going on display at The Photographers Gallery.

  • Culture
  • Dominique Sisley

Exposing the disturbing racism in Israeli football

Forever Pure — Maya Zinshtein’s new documentary follows the stories of two Muslim players who get signed to the notoriously right-wing Beitar Jerusalem FC.

  • Film
  • Biju Belinky

Why this artist is making the longest film in history

30 days, 720 hours — On December 31 2020, Anders Weberg will premiere Ambiancé – a film with a 30-day long runtime – before destroying it forever. We meet him to find out why.

  • Film
  • Dominique Sisley

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.

  • Film
  • Biju Belinky

Gliding through Hawaiian waves with Stephanie Gilmore

Take a vacation — The world renowned surfer is captured by friend and filmmaker Morgan Maassen in his latest wanderlust-evoking short film, shot in the North Shore of Oahu.

  • Surf
  • Biju Belinky

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.

  • Film
  • Biju Belinky

How a self-taught skate nerd became Toy Machine's go-to filmmaker

Apt pupil — Ed Templeton gave a random fan the chance to become the visual voice of his skate brand, all because of two simple words: Fuck it.

  • Skate
  • Kevin Duffel

A young mother commutes from Mexico to the US

Huck Film: Mitad Y Mitad — Karla Nutter commutes every day from Juárez, Mexico to El Paso, Texas, straddling a line that her husband is barred from crossing. Her story is shared in Mitad Y Mitad (Half and Half), an original Huck film.

  • Film
  • Andrea Kurland

The young filmmakers showing a personal side of immigration

The Shortest Nights — In Tough, Journey of a Stateless Man and Calling Home, promising young filmmakers show three different sides of immigration – ranging from a mother-daughter conversation to the experience of being stripped of your identity.

  • Film
  • Biju Belinky

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