Film
How Robert Eggers made this year’s strangest film
To The Lighthouse — The New Hampshire filmmaker’s second feature is a psychological two-hander about two warring lighthouse keepers. To mark its UK release, he tells us why it probably won’t be for everybody.
Written by: Josh Slater-Williams
Fire Starters: the women fighting to be vikings
Huck docs — Fire Starters is a new Huck film that follows two young women as they try to gain access to the all-male fire festival, Up Helly Aa.
Written by: Huck
The twin brothers who paddled from Alaska to Mexico
2,300 miles – by hand — In 2016, after a lifetime spent trying to outdo each other, Ryan and Casey Higginbotham embarked on a journey that would push them to their absolute limits – one that could only be completed if they worked as a team.
Written by: Alice Austin
Inside a music producer’s battle with epilepsy
When the world falls away — A new short film tells the story of Alex Parish, who has spent years struggling with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy – one of the more common, but mysterious, physical conditions.
Written by: Huck
Photos of Thailand’s old abandoned cinemas
Relics, ruins and romance — Between the ’60s and ’80s, Thailand was given millions of US dollars to help fight communism. The result was dozens of Hollywood-inspired movie theatres, which are now facing demolition.
Written by: Cassidy George
The young skateboarder smashing stereotypes in India
Kamali power — For six-year-old Kamali, skateboarding has become a way of creating major positive change – breaking down barriers that have held women back for generations.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Ali Milani: the young muslim immigrant taking on the PM
Knock Knock: An Election Special — Will this be the first time that a serving Prime Minister loses his seat? Uxbridge’s Labour candidate Ali Milani is running against Boris Johnson, in an effort to make that happen.
Written by: Josh Schot
Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges on acting as therapy
Honey boys — The two actors play versions of Shia LaBeouf at different stages of his life, in a film that he wrote in rehab. To mark its UK release, we find about their own relationships with stardom.
Written by: Josh Slater-Williams
How the French New Wave revolutionised visual culture
From film to photography — The movement fused film, art, photography and graphic design to create a radical new style of communication.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The paranormal drama exploring migration and loss
Inside Atlantics — To mark the it‘s UK release, we speak to filmmaker Mati Diop about her haunting debut – a story about uprooting, told from the perspective of the people left behind.
Written by: Katie Goh