Film
The young filmmaker defying a corrupt movie industry in style
Cinema's lone wolf — Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat has delivered a scathing critique of her home country - and our tendency to run with the pack - with a dreamlike masterpiece.
Written by: Alex King
The filmmaker fighting his own climate change apathy
A wake up call — In How To Let Go, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox embarks on a personal journey to overcome his own feeling of powerlessness to stop the escalating pace of environmental destruction.
Written by: Alex King
This short abstract doc explores the dying art of pigeon racing
Release the birds… — The creative duo behind LAW Mag – a bi-annual magazine that aims to document the beautiful undercurrent of Britain – have just released a short film about pigeon racing.
Written by: Shelley Jones
The movie geek who dreamed his way into making films
Blissful inexperience — Director Eskil Vogt spent his youth lost in film, dreaming big. But if he knew the odds were stacked against him, he wouldn’t be here now.
Written by: David Jenkins
Forbidden Trim: A surreal B-movie-inspired surf spectacular
Surf cinema goes Grindhouse — Director George Trimm dispatches surfers Alex Knost, Jared Mell and Harrison Roach on a suicide mission to eliminate a global criminal network.
Written by: Alex King
The sex trafficking survivor who turned her nightmare into a feature film
“This could happen to anybody" — Actress Frida Farrell was kidnapped and sex trafficked in central London. Years later, she’s written 'Selling Isobel' and relived her ordeal on screen, in the hope that no woman has to repeat her experience.
Written by: Alex King
Using the internet to become your own doctor
Healing versus Harmful — The internet can be used as a powerful tool for individuals who feel like modern medicine has failed them. Lucy Beech explores what happens when patients try to become their own doctors, in her new film Pharmakon.
Written by: Emily Reynolds
The Bali farmer rejecting tourism money to protect sacred lands
#BaliNotForSale — Rice farmers are struggling to survive in the face of mounting pressure from developers in Bali, where a rampant tourism industry is taking over. A new documentary short explores the resilience it takes to stand firm.
Written by: Atina Dimitrova
The small joys of sleeping rough on the streets of Toronto
A brighter side to Canada’s housing crisis — Gladys Peltier’s documentary ‘Alex’ explores an inspiring perspective on homelessness.
Written by: Ashley Manning
The young people finding creative ways to escape London’s housing crisis
Huck x giffgaff — From squatting to property guardianship and communal living, young people are finding non-traditional ways to survive the capital’s unaffordable property market. The giffgaff Perspectives video series on VICE explores alternative solutions to the housing crisis.
Written by: Advertorial