Film
Watch Roger Ballen’s disturbing psychological thriller, Theatre of the Mind
Exploring the darkest corners of the psyche — Roger Ballen’s latest project is a chilling short film shot in Nineteenth Century tunnels used to house the insane.
Written by: Alex King
Video: Communicating with aliens in the former Yugoslavia
Nostalgia and reality collide in the Balkans — An old Serbian man has discovered how to use crumbling Tito-era monuments to speak to a parallel world.
Written by: Alex King
Radical creativity connects Tom Sachs with 'makers' across the globe
The Curse of Creating — Tom Sachs is a sculptor, probably best known for his elaborate recreations of various modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and design. With his new show now open in New York City this month, we look back at our interview with Tom back in 2013.
Written by: Jamie Brisick
The storytellers revealing Eritrea's dark secrets
Telling Eritrea's untold stories — Under an oppressive military regime, hundreds of Eritreans are fleeing their country and making perilous journeys through Africa and beyond. Three storytellers have found innovative ways to shed light on one of the world's most underreported crises, through film, documentary and illustration.
Written by: Natasha Turner
Misfit City: The renaissance riot grrrls of Tacoma
Forever punk — In the shadow of music meccas Seattle, Olympia and Portland, a new wave of all-inclusive, female-led punk is bursting out of small-town, blue-collar Tacoma.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The film industry is steeped in racism whether you want to admit it or not
The honkies are suffocating Hollywood — While some might have feigned surprise that the 2016 Oscars were so white, anyone with an insight into the industry could have predicted it. From whitewashing to nepotism, and a bunch of stereotypes, it's about time we talk about race and films.
Written by: Anthony Lorenzo
NY surfer and filmmaker Mikey DeTemple on making a high-stakes adventure series
Finlandia x Huck — What does it take to make an exciting adventure film? Mikey DeTemple talks wrangling sharks, dropping off waterfalls, surfing rocky rivers and diving far into the deep.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Video: Meet the Nightcrawlers of Phnom Penh
Life and death in the car-crash capital of the world — Visceral short profiles the freelance reporters who cover crime and grisly road accidents in Cambodia’s capital.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Rwandan cinema is healing wounds in a country scarred by genocide
Welcome to Hillywood — In one of the smallest and poorest countries on earth, filmmakers are bringing people together around stories about Rwanda’s dark past.
Written by: Alex King
How filmmaker Vincent Moon became an oracle for the authentic
The adventures of a grassroots explorer — Having re-invented the music video, Vincent Moon now travels the world with just a backpack and a camera, filming moments of magic wherever he goes. The results prove that Western music is but a speck of dust in the universe of sound.
Written by: Russell Slater