Alex King
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
Five things you should know about fossil fuel divestment
Put the brakes on climate change — As the London Assembly made a historic vote to divest from fossil fuels, here’s what you need to know about the global divestment movement.
Written by: Alex King
Are we living through an indie publishing revolution?
The best independent magazines — Independent publishing is in fine health. We asked Ruth Jamieson, author of Print is Dead. Long Live Print, about her favourite magazines and how to survive in a fiercely competitive industry.
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Township street style is on a mission to conquer high fashion
Huck Indies — South African brand Tempracha bridges the gap between township street fashion and high end couture.
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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.
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Iran’s most prolific street artist arrives in London
Tripping out Tehran — Iranian surrealist Mehdi Ghadyanloo reveals a darker side in his first UK show.
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Can a skatepark transform a troubled community?
Oakland’s Town Park DIY skatepark gets a concrete makeover — Beautiful new short documentary Skateboarding in Oakland shows how a skatepark can be a force for positive change.
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France in the aftermath of Charlie Hebdo captured on film
After Charlie — Photographer Elisa Routa shares her mournful analogue series as the first 'business as usual' issue of Charlie Hebdo hits newsstands today.
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What makes an epic landscape photograph?
Documenting the horizon — Organiser of the 100 Mile Radius photography competition, Stuart Pilkington, shares the secrets to shooting great panoramic images.
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Is Zambia Africa's new skate hotspot?
Zambian skating is blowing up — Elijah Zgambo may be responsible for the evolution of skateboarding in Zambia, but it was dodging skinheads as a black skater in Russia where he first discovered his passion.
Written by: Alex King