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Interview: Climbing the toughest Himalayan peaks with the cast and crew of Meru

A maddening, near-fatal documentary — Documentarian Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi couldn't believe her eyes when she saw hand-held footage of climbers attempting to assail one of the hardest ascents in the world. So she decided to explore the emotional journey that got them there. The resulting documentary is Meru, in cinemas this week, and Huck got to speak with some of the faces that put it all together.

  • Culture
  • Adam White

This is what the world will look like when we run out of oil

New film: The Survivalist — Oil won't last forever. So what happens when we run out? A new film by a first-feature Irish director contemplates a future without the resource we rely on most.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

Remix the news into your own avant-garde short film

ITN opens up its video archives to budding filmmakers — Whether it's a glitzy '50s dancehall, 70's protest movements, or interviews with Ali or JFK, ITN's video library is a treasure trove of historical news footage. Now it's yours to edit and remix for free. All as part of the ITN Source Short Film Competition, in collaboration with the Sheffield Doc/Fest.

  • Culture
  • Adam White

Video: Japanese dancers chase the hip hop dream in LA

L.A. Dreamers — Five Japanese hip hop dancers share their experience of trying to make it in Los Angeles in a beautiful short documentary from Dani Fortuny and Igor Kosenko.

  • Film
  • HUCK HQ

More shark attacks in the world last year than ever before – what can you do?

The truth about shark attacks — Shark attacks grabbed headlines in 2015 but many of the interactions weren't quite what they seemed. Educate yourself on the ocean predator and increase your chances of safety.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

Five things you need to know about culturehacking

Breaking the beast — Artists and activists are increasingly using culturehacking to challenge the powers that be, whether through jamming the Islamophobic propaganda in Homeland or satirising secrecy culture at government spy agencies. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Culture
  • Alex King

Five reasons Kenneth Anger is the most influential director in underground filmmaking

Spooky cinema — Kenneth Anger turned 89 this week, that’s reason enough to take a look at the surrealist's career as a filmmaker.

  • Film
  • Joshua Gabert-Doyon

Video: Hunter S. Thompson interviews Keith Richards

Indecipherable mumblings of psychedelic philosophers — Footage documents the meeting of two visionary minds: Hunter S. Thompson and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

  • Film
  • Alex King

DIY communities of 1980s California, through the eyes of filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin

French New Wave meets West Coast sun — A new exhibit at London's Raven Row Gallery explores the shifting nature of community in the late 20th Century. Among the experimental film and video on show are three films by the surreal, genre-bending documentarian Jean-Pierre Gorin, whose exploration into makeshift communities in 1980's America formed his influential 'California trilogy.'

  • Film
  • Adam White

Video: The man who speaks with sharks

Finlandia x Huck — No animal quite captures our imagination like sharks. In Journey From the Source: Episode III we visit Jupiter, Florida, to meet a shark diver who swims, cage-free, with the ocean's top predator every day. His advice? Never turn your back on a shark.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

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