Activism
The best documentaries about saving the planet
Happy Earth Day — Today marks the 47th anniversary of Earth Day, a celebration of environmental protection and sustainability.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Meet the Pennsylvania farmers fighting back against fracking
Frack off! — Drilling for gas and oil is big business in Pennsylvania. But the true cost of fracking may be even bigger. Huck heads to the epicentre of the American shale-drilling boom to meet the residents-turned-activists who refuse to stay silent as the big boys dig in.
Written by: Sharon Kelly
Dogtown legend Peggy Oki is fighting to protect our oceans
Life after Dogtown — History has her down as a skateboarding pioneer, but Peggy Oki’s true mission has only just begun.
Written by: Caroline Ryder
Russell Brand's new film is a hilariously powerful call for change
Things can change, things do change — Director Michael Winterbottom explains The Emperor's New Clothes is a fun and empowering wake up call to fight back against growing inequality.
Written by: Alex King
Seven artists, 70 years of social and cultural history
Thatcherism, Cold War, celebrity culture, feminism, protest movements... — In the run up to the May General Election, artists challenge our perception of reality in an exhibition reflecting on the last 70 decades of British history.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
How much would it cost to swing a cat in your neighbourhood?
London's housing crisis is ridiculous. Period. — If you want to buy enough space to swing a cat in London, you're going to need big wads of cash. Find out how much it would cost in your neighbourhood.
Written by: Alex Taylor
Are New York’s eccentric street characters being pushed out?
Save NYC street culture — Filmmaker Nicolas Heller’s No Your City web series celebrates the city’s larger than life characters, who are being threatened by ongoing gentrification of the Big Apple.
Written by: Alex King
London’s housing battle keeps hotting up
New developments in Barnet and Newham — Newham’s Focus E15 campaign have stepped things up with a new occupation, while on Sweets Way in Barnet residents face eviction any moment.
Written by: Alex King
Could you survive without any money at all?
Freeganism: The grassroots economy redefining the meaning of waste — In a landscape of increasing austerity, financial instability and political disillusionment, the environmental freeganism lifestyle is retracing the roots of community engagement.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
How can young people stand up to excessive police use of stop and search?
Know your rights — Release's Y Stop film helps young people exercise their rights and hold police to account over their controversial stop and search powers.
Written by: Alex King