Documentary
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
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
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
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
Is this photographer exploiting the mentally ill?
In search of the Outlands — Photographer Roger Ballen shoots vulnerable people on South Africa’s fringes to challenge our ideas of normality and force us to look inside ourselves.
Written by: Alex King
The people whose lives revolve around vinyl
Happy Record Store Day! — Photographer Jordan Stephens’ discovers the people at the centre of record culture around the world.
Written by: Alex King
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
Cobain: Montage of Heck digs deep into Kurt's inner conflicts
Director Q&A — Brett Morgen explains how unprecedented access to the Cobain family archives took him on a powerful journey in search of the real Kurt Cobain.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
How did 22 innocent Chinese Uyghurs get sucked into America’s War on Terror?
Lives destroyed by a decade in the black hole of Guantánamo — Director Patricio Henriquez shares the remarkable story behind his documentary Uyghurs, Prisoners of the Absurd.
Written by: Alex King
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