Film
Socially-conscious filmmaking you need to see this year
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London — Wim Wenders on Sebastião Salgado, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut and the animated adventures of the 18 cows Israel declared a threat to national security.
Written by: Alex King
Films to watch out for at SXSW 2015
Space, single life & Steve Jobs — From Alex Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina to Judd Apatow's latest lol-fest Trainwreck.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Lift-Off Film Festival supports true indie filmmaking
New talent and fresh voices on Merseyside — Nomadic festival Lift-Off travels the globe to support real independent filmmaking. Next stop Liverpool.
Written by: Alex King
Texts, trainers and heartbreak: a short film about learning from your mistakes
Meet Me In The Future Later captures the essence of self-expression at the heart of Converse’s Made By You project — Director Kevin Morosky talks about Meet Me In The Future Later, his short film on falling in love, making mistakes and learning how to move forward.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Can the first official Kurt Cobain documentary tell us anything we don't already know?
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck trailer release — Montage of Heck is the first authorised documentary on Kurt Cobain, but can it go beyond other films about Nirvana’s iconic frontman?
Written by: Megan White
Skateboarding, sunsets and psychos in Los Angeles
Pacific Palisades Full-Length — London-based filmmaker Josh Church creates surreal tone poem in tribute to skateboarding and the streets of LA.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Best episodes of The Simpsons in tribute to writer and producer Sam Simon
Show's co-founder dies — The man responsible for developing 'The Simpsons' sensibility' has died aged 59. Here are some of his finest moments in Springfield.
Written by: Megan White
Skate photographer Jake Darwen bombs around beautiful New Zealand
The Element Perspective — Element Advocate Jake Darwen teams up with Element to produce a T-shirt collection and releases this cruisey video.
Written by: Shelley Jones
The best alternative music videos
Flatpack Festival London warm up — Programmer Sam Groves picks out his favourite alternative music videos from the UK’s most awesome DIY cinema fest: Flatpack Film Festival.
Written by: Alex King
Everything you need to know about Oscar-winning Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski
Unearthing the back catalogue — A trip through the films of Polish auteur Pawel Pawlikowski to celebrate his recent Oscar win for coming-of-age film Ida.
Written by: Alex Taylor
