Film
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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.'
Written by: 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.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Virtual Reality: the indie filmmakers putting you at the heart of the story
Sundance embraces VR — Mainstream studios are already exploiting virtual reality, looking for the next big thing. Now indie filmmakers at Sundance have begun using the technology to enhance hard stories on social conflict, including police shootings and sexual harassment. But is VR just another gimmick?
Written by: Adam White
The Forecast 2016: Film
The Cube Microplex - Bristol — A preview of the upcoming year in film from the brains behind Bristol’s dreamy independent cinema.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Video: The man who brought the internet to remote Nepal
Connecting the world, DIY-style — Hiking for Emails tells the story of Mahabir Pun, a Nepalese man who for six years trekked a two-day hike to the nearest village in order to check his emails. Realising there must be a simpler way to access the Internet, Mahabir began an incredible quest to bring the web to his remote community.
Written by: Adam White
