Film
Video: A culture-shocked tour of Japan by skateboard
Lost in Translation — Skaters Ishod Wair, Peter Ramondetta, Raven Tershy and Kevin Terpening rip through three Japanese cities with little sleep and plenty of confusion.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Surfer Jamie Brisick finds solace in the water
Rhymes With Shove — Former pro surfer, writer and filmmaker Jamie Brisick knows what it means to have loved and lost. In this Huck Film, the power of the ocean unleashes a flood of memories.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Richard Billingham translates his ‘80s working class family photography to the big screen
Portrait of a West Midlands Council estate — Artist, photographer and Turner Prize nominee Richard Billingham grew up on a Birmingham council estate in the dark days of Thatcher’s 1980s. His own family’s everyday struggle and battles with alcoholism inspired his iconic project Ray’s a Laugh. Now he's planning to reinterpret his work as a feature film.
Written by: Adam White
Life and Death in the Highest Place on Earth
The Sherpa Strike that Closed Mount Everest — A new documentary looks at the dangerous, and often overlooked, role Sherpas play in helping wealthy western climbers conquer Everest.
Written by: Freddie Reynolds
Video: Meet Raja the King, India’s very own Elvis
The Pelvis of Kharagpur — Raja Danapat is India's self-proclaimed “twin brother” of Elvis. Now 75, he lives his life following the guiding light of the late Elvis Presley.
Written by: Alex King
The father and son who keep New York's typewriters tapping
Family Business — The Gramercy Typewriter Company has kept NYC dancing on the keys since 1932. With a third generation at the helm, they have no plans to slow down.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Five things we learned from Harmony Korine in London
“Have you ever watched YouPorn? More that.” — As Harmony Korine unveils a new exhibition of paintings at the Gagosian Gallery, the cult director gave a talk at the Southbank Centre to a rowdy audience. Here’s what went down.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Video: Discover the birthplace of modern Los Angeles in 360-degree virtual reality
Tom Explores LA — Rebel tour guide Tom Carroll skates along the LA river to find the birthplace of modern LA - the confluence of the Arroyo Seco and Los Angeles River.
Written by: Alex King
Interview: Climbing the toughest Himalayan peaks with the cast and crew of Meru
A maddening, near-fatal documentary — Documentarian Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi couldn't believe her eyes when she saw hand-held footage of climbers attempting to assail one of the hardest ascents in the world. So she decided to explore the emotional journey that got them there. The resulting documentary is Meru, in cinemas this week, and Huck got to speak with some of the faces that put it all together.
Written by: Adam White
This is what the world will look like when we run out of oil
New film: The Survivalist — Oil won't last forever. So what happens when we run out? A new film by a first-feature Irish director contemplates a future without the resource we rely on most.
Written by: Shelley Jones