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What to see at the Chinese Visual Festival
Documentaries, fiction and experimental art videos. — A unique cultural event celebrating Chinese art, culture and film, with more than 40 independent films.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Winners of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival
The 14th annual TFF — Following the closing of the annual Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday 26 April, we round up the winners of NYC’s international film festival.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Why does Willie J Healey regret buying an old limo?
Apologies and other bad decisions — Willie J Healey, a twenty-year-old singer/songwriter from Oxfordshire, releases his debut EP, channelling hazy surf rock with a DIY aesthetic.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Does pirate radio culture live on?
Meet London’s old school pirate icons — DJ sets and talks at Southbank Centre from the rebellious music lovers who kept Londoners supplied with illicit sounds through the ‘80s and into the early ‘90s.
Written by: Alex King
Inside Andreya Triana's audio experimentation laboratory
Making it up as she goes along — After bringing Bonobo's Black Sands to life, self-taught singer and audio innovator Andreya Triana returns with her glorious second album, Giants.
Written by: Alex King
Skateboarding is empowering girls in Afghanistan
Exhibition: Skate Girls of Kabul — Saatchi Gallery photo-exhibition features striking images of Afghan girls learning how to skate as part of the Skateistan project.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Russell Brand's new film is a hilariously powerful call for change
Things can change, things do change — Director Michael Winterbottom explains The Emperor's New Clothes is a fun and empowering wake up call to fight back against growing inequality.
Written by: Alex King
Are drug dealers just working the daily grind?
He Works The Long Nights — Director Luke Carlisle's new short takes an alternative look at the a day in the life of a London drug dealer.
Written by: Alex King
NYC's hipster clichés come under the magnifying glass
Brooklyn: For Real — Following in the footsteps of Vimeo series High Maintenance, Brooklyn: For Real presents a riotous parody of Brooklyn’s creative inhabitants.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
Jordy Smith on the future of surfing
Anything will be possible — O’Neill sits down with one of the best surfers in the world, Jordy Smith, for his thoughts on the future of the sport.
Written by: HUCK HQ