Robin Nierynck
Laura Poitras explores surveillance and pandas with Ai Weiwei
The Art of Dissent — The Citizenfour filmmaker collaborates with dissident artists Ai Weiwei and Jason Appelbaum on an art-project in Beijing.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
London’s bike couriers channel the miner spirit and rally for living wage
Fair pay protest — The living wage debate rages on as protestors gathered at the CitySprint courier service headquarters in Shoreditch demand fair pay.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Carnival, creole and birds: the French jazz artist who's made a sonic document of the Caribbean
Chassol releases his new LP Big Sun — French musician Christophe Chassol fuses the ambient sounds of his documentary footage with experimental jazz harmonies.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Photographer realises kid dream and builds fairytale treehouse (with skate bowl)
Foster Huntington: The Cinder Cone — The Cinder Cone: A short film of a group of friends that spent a year building a treehouse with a skate bowl.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
I’m not voting because…
Political photography — British Photographer Denise Felkin depicts a wide range of non-voters and creates a debate around their reasons for abstaining.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Inside Anonymous
A Million Men — Shout Out UK present a short documentary on the effects of the 2014 Million Mask March and the role of Anonymous in mobilising young political activists.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Best new films of the month
April 2015 in film — A roundup of April’s releases, bringing you indie debuts, iconic documentaries, Tribeca favourites, European cinema and Manhattan thrillers
Written by: Robin Nierynck
What to see at the Chinese Visual Festival
Documentaries, fiction and experimental art videos. — A unique cultural event celebrating Chinese art, culture and film, with more than 40 independent films.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
So you want to start your own country?
Micronations of the world, unite — Liberland is the latest micronation to declare its independence. Huck looks at how other self-declared countries have fared after deciding to go it alone.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
The 14-year-old environmental activist that’s changing this generation
Short documentary: Kid Warrior — Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a young environmental artist and activist from Boulder, Colorado, whose unorthodox campaigns are gaining international attention.
Written by: Robin Nierynck