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Film

Video: The street artists who bombed primetime with ‘Homeland is racist’ graffiti

Homeland Is Not A Series — Caram Kapp explains why the Arabian Street Artists had to challenge Homeland’s inaccurate and damaging portrayal of the Middle East, War on Terror and the refugee crisis.

Written by: Alex King

Film

The man who meditates to launch off waterfalls

Finlandia x Huck — Just 15 miles outside Washington, DC, one of America’s most dramatic stretches of natural whitewater explodes into focus. Journey From The Source: Episode II tells the story of a man who has paddled it for 30 years. And the glory, and tragedy, that has accompanied him along the way.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Culture

New film Sherpa documents the fearless Everest guides’ battle for respect

Review: Sherpa by Jennifer Peedom — The death of 16 Sherpas on Everest in 2014 went almost unnoticed by foreign climbers. But the tragedy helped the long-mistreated Nepalese guides to find their voice.

Written by: Adam White

Music

The Best Music Videos of 2015

Run The Jewels, MIA, — Police brutality, domestic violence, the refugee crisis, dad dancing and hallucinogenic drug experiences were all explored in the music cinematography of the past year.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Film

Teenage Utopia: Skating Through the Lockdown

Skateboarding and unity in Brussels — The Paris attacks pushed Brussels into the centre of Europe's debate about immigration, intolerance and radicalisation. Ursulines skatepark offers a refreshing counterpoint, here kids from all backgrounds skate together in peace.

Written by: Alex King

Film

Best Films of 2015

Amy, Cartel Land, Tangerine — Amy, Cartel Land, Tangerine, Iris: Political unrest, personal turmoil, social upheaval and Keanu Reaves takeover screens in the most exciting and hard-hitting films of 2015.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Travel

A positive lens on Leytonstone

Moving past the headlines — Huck takes a look back at Leytonstone's rich cultural history as it lands in the news for all the wrong reasons.

Written by: Adam White

Film

Chemsex is a modern fable of the collision between sex, drugs and technology

Interview with co-director Max Gogarty — Documentary Chemsex investigates hard drug use on the UK’s gay scene and the spread of addiction and HIV which is creating a new health emergency.

Written by: Alex King

Film

Video: A Syrian refugee family during five years of civil war

A Syrian Love Story — Documentarian Sean McAllister describes his long journey with a Syrian family during the unfathomable fall of an entire country.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Magazine

Our favourite graffiti movies and documentaries

Street art cinema — In Huck 51, photographer Valerio Polici revealed his world of underground graffiti. Here are movies and documentaries that celebrate the culture of street art.

Written by: Alex King

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