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The young filmmakers showing a personal side of immigration
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The young filmmakers showing a personal side of immigration

The Shortest Nights — In Tough, Journey of a Stateless Man and Calling Home, promising young filmmakers show three different sides of immigration – ranging from a mother-daughter conversation to the experience of being stripped of your identity.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The American students building their own sustainable futures
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The American students building their own sustainable futures

Generation Cooperative — In Generation Cooperative, Rosina Andreou and Dorothy Allen-Pickard offer a glimpse into the lives of young American students who found an alternative to overpriced housing in communal living.

Written by: Biju Belinky

For the people of South Central LA, Krumping is therapy
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For the people of South Central LA, Krumping is therapy

Raised by Krump — Maceo Frost's latest documentary, Raised by Krump, is a powerful insight into the lives of people who have turned a dance into a battle cry, revealing the influence it's had on their own emotional journeys.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Soda_Jerk remix films of the past to re-invent the future
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Soda_Jerk remix films of the past to re-invent the future

Moses + Elvis + Judy Garland? — This two-sister collective are sampling everything cinema, blending characters and narratives together to talk politics, death, and everything in between. Oh, and they don't give a shit about copyright law either.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Raving as resistance in Iran's underground party scene
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Raving as resistance in Iran's underground party scene

Desert disco — Putting on parties in the desert thousands of kilometres from Tehranm, Anoosh Raki and Arash Shadram found freedom through music in their ultra-conservative country.

Written by: Biju Belinky

My mother, the punk rocker
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My mother, the punk rocker

Poly Styrene — The story of iconic punk and frontwoman Poly Styrene will soon be hitting our screens, brought to life using her own diaries and the voice of her daughter, Celeste Bell.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Ken Loach’s advice for young filmmakers
Culture

Ken Loach’s advice for young filmmakers

A voice of resistance — Ken Loach has been a singular force in British filmmaking for over 50 years: exposing injustice, standing up for the marginalised and fighting the powers that be. Now he's made his angriest film yet.

Written by: Cian Traynor

The Hawaiian activists fighting GMOs to protect their ancient way of life
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The Hawaiian activists fighting GMOs to protect their ancient way of life

Island Earth — Surfer and filmmaker Cyrus Sutton turns his lens to the Hawaiians fighting to protect their sustainable way of life in the face of mass-industrialisation.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The London pub reigniting the city's drag scene
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The London pub reigniting the city's drag scene

Huck Film: Nights of Glory — Welcome to The Glory, a queer East London pub at the heart of the city's drag scene. Step inside with us and enjoy a night of pure, unadulterated glory.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Life as a teenager, with the volume cranked up
Culture

Life as a teenager, with the volume cranked up

Coming of age on camera — Filmmakers Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton spent three years documenting the lives of seven girls growing up in New York. What they captured is an exhilarating insight into an awkward transition.

Written by: Cian Traynor

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