Theme of the Month: Urban
How are cities facing the great challenges posed by globalization, new populations, influences and ecological pressures?
And how are urban dwellers coping with urban life? September's theme is Urban. Watch the playlist now on Babelgum!
Director Madeleine Farley’s two-part documentary about the underbelly of LA life. Fascinated by the subject of homelessness in a city famous for its show of wealth, she set off in search of something that would crystallise the contradiction between rich and poor. She found just what she was looking for in the shape of shopping trolleys in the malls and supermarkets, which some use to transport provisions and luxury items and others use to store all their worldly possessions. An expertly crafted film that weaves together still photos with Super 8 and 16mm footage, this edgy documentary exposes the flip side of the American Dream and the lives and lifestyle of the spiritually rich but materially poor.
An exploration of the world and nature of the street artist. In the inner city, where grey buildings form part of a bland landscape, a community of graffiti writers and street artists rebels not only against the law and conventions but against dull public spaces and apathy.
In the VICE GUIDE TO TRAVEL, correspondents from VBS and Vice magazine are dispatched around the world to visit the planet’s most dangerous and weird destinations. In this episode, US comedian David Cross and Vice co-founder Gavin McInnis visit China.
Filmmaker Dominic Wade embarks on a one-day odyssey around the English capital.
Mental Block depicts the journey of a young free runner striving to find his own personal route through life using the discipline of parkour.
Based on the photo blog of the same name, this online skateboarding series is the brainchild of Vice magazine photographer Patrick O'Dell.
Many birds adapt to metropolitan life, in this clip you can see how crows in Japan have integrated city life into their behaviour.
In Transylvania, the wild forest is so close to the cities that sometimes visitors can be treated to a special sighting of its' wildest creatures. Great wildlife clip from BBC show 'Transylvania - Living with Predators'.
Fully animated, alternate music video for the Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip tune. A mixture of stop motion, 2D compositing, and 3D rendered scenery to depict the lyrical tirade that follows in the tradition of other 'list' songs such as 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' and 'Sunscreen'.
Joe Morton plays "Brother," an escaped slave from another solar system, who crash-lands in New York and ends up in Harlem. He manages to gain the trust and support of the local black community as he tries to escape from a pair of intergalactic bounty hunters. An unusual detour from the more traditional blaxploitation output of the late '70s and early '80s.
1min
65th Venice Film Festival - "The Burning Plain" - Boat Arrivals
2min
65th Venice Film Festival - Valentino The Last Emperor Red Carpet Arrivals and interviews
1min
65th Venice Film Festival - The Burning Plain Red Carpet Arrivals
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All the latest entertainment news including the last day of the Democratic National Convention, actor David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction, Charlize Theron arrives in Venice for her film "The Burning Plain", and Michael Jackson turn 50 in a daily rundown of WireImage's unique coverage of everything entertainment.
1min
Louisiana delegate Roger Villere is watching his home state prepare for Hurricane Gustav from Minnesota, where he's attending the Republican National Convention. Villere says John McCain is handling the situation well. (Aug. 31)
1min
Almost every New Orleans resident has fled in advance of Gustav. One man who is staying behind explains why. (Aug. 31)
2min
As preparations continue for the Republican National Convention, John McCain ordered the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans. (Aug. 31)
1min
With Hurricane Gustav heading toward land, delegates at the Republican National Convention worry about the loved ones they left behind in the Gulf Coast. (Aug. 31)
1min
A monstrous Hurricane Gustav smashed tens of thousands of homes, toppled trees and telephone poles and washed out roads, but no deaths were reported as the storm roared across western Cuba. (Aug. 31)
1min
Here's the latest news for Monday, Sept. 1st: Gustav nears U.S. Gulf Coast; Hurricane forces changes at GOP Convention; Obama pledges help for hurricane victims; 13-pound baby girl delivered in Columbia.
2min
Monty Halls introduces 'Splash!', the Underwater Channel's monthly round-up of reports from the seven 'faces' of the channel, with fascinating interviews with iconic members of the undersea community. Don't forget to look out for September's competition in the Kandooma Resort Report! You can watch Splash! as it appears in your clip strip, or in any order you choose... it's your UWC.
13min
Eco Warrior or terrorist? We catch up with Captain Paul Watson, leader of Sea Shepherd, during a recent flying visit to London. We asked him why he's spent the last 30 years defending Whales, Sharks and many other species threatened by man, and what he hopes and plans for the future.
7min
Meet Sara Campbell, a remarkable champion free diver and the Red Sea face of The Underwater Channel. Hear her story of how, in just nine months, she went from novice freediver to triple World Champion, it's quite a story.
35min
Winner of the Documentary Award. The defeat of AIDS in the Naguru and Kireka slums of Kampala (Uganda). This is billed as a non-documentary and watching the way it pulls together various stories about a group of Ugandan women who are HIV positive, we soon realise that we’re seeing life there in a way we might not in the mainstream.
2min
A 90 seconds trailer for Matt Beaumont's book 'Small World'. A comedic look on contemporary life in north London. Winner at the BookVideo Awards 2008
40min
Monty travels to Mexico and ends up on the wild shores of the Sea of Cortez where he encounters the ballerina of the sea, the Manta Ray and the magnificent, Whale Shark. He then takes a journey to a distant archipelago and spends time in the water with Silky and White Tip Reef Sharks.
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There are divers and there are shark lovers, then there's Mark Addison, our South African face of the channel. Join him during another day at the office in the mesmerising 'Shark Park' where he introduces us to some of his 'girls'... that's Tiger Sharks to you and me.
11min
Not too long ago 'The Sardine Run' meant a trip to the Deli on Madison Avenue to our USA face of The Underwater Channel, Julie Andersen. Nowadays 'Shark Angel' and marine evangelist Julie travels the world defending the worlds most misunderstood creatures. September finds her in South Africa in pursuit of a personal milestone. Join her and see if she finds the elusive Whale Shark.
44min
A unique film, inspired by a series of photographs, taken by the director, Madeleine Farley, in Los Angeles. Fascinated by the subject of homelessness in a city famous for its show of wealth, she set off in search of something that would crystallise the contradiction between rich and poor. She found just what she was looking for in the shape of shopping trolleys in the malls and supermarkets, which some use to transport provisions and luxury items and others use to store all their worldly possessions. An expertly crafted film that weaves together still photos with Super 8 and 16mm footage. Bouncy editing meshes beautifully with an impressive soundtrack of artists from Rossini to the Velvet Underground to trip-hop outfit Goldfrapp. Trollywood, an edgy documentary exposing the flip side of the American Dream and the lives and lifestyle of the spiritually rich but materially poor.
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Lewis & Heikki get across the tension and excitement of the crucial moment that is the starting grid, the Thursday before the Turkish GP.
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