Film
The American teenagers facing life in prison for violent crimes
They Call Us Monsters — In a dark corner of the American legal system, children face life sentences in adult prisons for committing violent crimes. Ben Lear's new documentary, They Call Us Monsters, follows a group of boys locked up awaiting trial as adults, forcing the viewer to confront their preconceptions.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Director Anna Rose Holmer on her daunting film The Fits
A twisted tale — The Fits is the story about sisterhood you need to watch. Its co-writer and director talks about her fascination with dance, finding the real-life Cincinnati girl troupe that stars in it, and how magic happens in collaboration.
Written by: Marta Bausells
The best short documentaries celebrating diversity on and off the screen
Watch them all — The curator of a showcase of British film talent shares three films you can watch online, showing both the challenges and beauty of diversity and change.
Written by: Marta Bausells
The journalist smashing your stereotypes of the American South
Understanding Alabama — In 'Whitman, Alabama,' Jennifer Crandall mixes documentary and poetry to introduce a radical idea: we should all get to know one another a little better.
Written by: Marta Bausells
Meet the TV revolutionaries putting queer women of colour front and centre
Introducing 'Brown Girls' — Fatimah Asghar and Sam Bailey discuss their web series tackling love and friendship in Chicago's artistic and queer communities.
Written by: Marta Bausells
This student took 400 low-income girls of colour to see Hidden Figures
Representation matters — 18-year-old activist and writer June Eric-Udorie crowdfunded a screening of Hidden Figures for girls of colour in London, because how we see ourselves on screen matters.
Written by: Marta Bausells
Moondog: The vagabond who became a countercultural icon
The Viking of Sixth Avenue — NYC's most distinct underground figure is the stuff of urban legend: a blind homeless composer, dressed as a viking, who influenced a wave of seminal artists. Now a film is finally bringing his story to light.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
The Interrogation of Kim Gordon
Original Huck Film — Our crack at an interview with the notoriously aloof rock legend.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The Saudi women challenging sexism with skateboarding and song
‘God rid us of men’ — A viral music video calls for gender equality and ridicules the absurd restrictions and male domination of women in the Middle East.
Written by: Alex King
Captured on an iPhone: The intimate beauty of the Faroe Islands
Of Land and Sea — In partnership with Boat Magazine, director Fred Scott documented life on Stóra Dímun, the smallest inhabited island in the North Atlantic, to prove that sometimes for good filmmaking all you need is an iPhone.
Written by: Charlotte Irwin