A COLLECTION OF HUMAN-INTEREST / Digital documentaries we find so you don't have to.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 12
This week we're watching short documentaries online about climbers laughing in the face of lions, mountain faces and thorn bushes, a short film about ocean poaching from Palau, a portrait of the brutal sport of goat pulling and a fun film about a hairy-parkour dancing monster in Paris.
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OF CHOSS AND LIONS
THE NORTH FACE
Laughing in the face of mountains, lions and the occasional thorn bush.
SEA CHANGE: THE BATTLE AGAINST POACHING IN PALAU
GREAT BIG STORY
The Pacific nation's fight against ocean poachers.
AM I PARIS?
REDHA MEDJELLEKH
There's a hairy, parkour-dancing monster in Paris.
DOCUMENTING THE BRUTAL SPORT OF GOAT PULLING
MARC RESSANG
Shanghai-based director Marc Ressang's latest film is about buzkashi, the Central Asian horseback sport of "goat pulling", which sees up to 500 riders battle out in a testosterone filled competition.
A SENSE OF WONDER
MATTHIEU LE LAY
A poem for climbers.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 11
This week's watch list of short docs and film out there on the digital airwaves. Hello, Sea is a surf travel film from the Mentawais with a creative cut, there's also a cinematic short about one of the world's greatest wildlife photographers, the portrait of a bull rider and a film about the eagle hunters of Mongolia.
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HELLO, SEA
WHAT YOUTH
For the love of surf. A creative voyage to the Mentawais Islands, Indonesia.
A WORLD-FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE HUNT FOR THE PERFECT SHOT
David Hayes
There's a story behind every picture. The portrait of a wildlife photographer.
GIRL BOXER
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Little gloves, big ambitions. The girl with goals of greatness in the boxing world.
THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF EAGLE HUNTING
RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE
Where new technology meets a tribal tradition.
WEIGHTLESS
JESSE ROSTEN
A baffling sport and one very big bull. The portrait of a bullrider.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 10
Some exceptional short people profile documentaries online this week. There's Mile 19, a short film about a Vietnam war veteran and his marathon obsession, one of the year's best short docs, A Skier's Journey, about the mythology of skiing in China, and the short portrait of a pole dancer you shouldn't miss.
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MILE 19
Vincent DeLuca & Jemma Davis
A documentary portrait of postal worker, Vietnam war veteran and serial marathon runner Johnnie Jameson.
CHASING THE WIND
ANDRE BATISTA
Chasing The Wind is a short documentary about champion windsurfer Jesper Vesterstrom and his life following his father's diagnosis of ALS
CHINA: A SKIER'S JOURNEY
JORDAN MANLEY
Mystery and mythology and the origins of skiing in China. One of the best short films of the past year.
SPIN DREAMS
FRANCESCO CALEBRESE
A stunning short film about no ordinary pole dancer.
SHREDDING THE WORLD'S HIGHEST SAND DUNES
GREAT BIG STORY
Skiing isn't just for snow.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 9
What to watch this week in the form of short digital docs out there on the internet. Alcindo is our top pick, about a beach cleaner with a vision for his community. Then there's a haunting portrait of one of the world's most polluted cities, a surf short about a board, not a person, and a space-themed animation satire. Tune in, take a break, enjoy.
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ALCINDO
ROGER SERRASQUIRRO
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The beach cleaner on a mission. Must-watch this week.
MY BEAUTIFUL CITY
VICTORIE FIORE
A haunting documentary portrait of one of the world’s most polluted cities.
McTAVISH SURFBOARDS - DIRT NAP
STEFAN JOSE
A micro-portrait not of a person, but a surfboard
PHOTOGRAPHERS IN FOCUS
MARK ROMANEK
"Personal pictures, but just of really famous people"
BLACK HOLES
DAVID NICOLAS
Animation with a comedic twist from space. Sundance official selection 2017 and a splendid dose of satire.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 8
After a brief travel assignment hiatus we're back with this week's round-up of short documentary on the digital airwaves. Highly recommended shorts about Sierra Leone's only woman surfer, one man's dedication to saving California's redwoods, a stunning environmental animation-doc and the portrait of an architect building self-sustained homes in the desert. A good week of short digital docs.
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A MILLION WAVES
NOWNESS
The portrait of 19-year-old Kadiatu Kamara, the only woman surfer in Sierra Leone.
PERFECTLY NORMAL
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Autism through a lens, a person not a disability.
BRIGHT SPOTS
JILI ROSE
Island conservation in a mash-up of animation-environmental short doc about scientist Nick Holmes.
ONE MAN’S MISSION TO REVIVE THE LAST REDWOOD FORESTS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
A near-death experience prompts a personal quest: to archive the genetics of the world's largest trees before they're gone.
THE ECO-FRIENDLY GENIUS OF 'EARTHSHIPS'
GREAT BIG STORY
The architect building homes in the desert as a model for the future for a light carbon footprint.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 7
This week's short documentaries and visual journalism that's caught our attention. A must-watch doc about artist Allen Hirsch and his monkey, the chaotic portrait of a street photographer, the journey of a drug addict to hitchhiking optimist and the brave souls on an expedition to freedive Antarctica.
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LONG LIVE BENJAMIN
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The story of artist Allen Hirsch and his monkey. A must-watch 6-part documentary series.
DANIEL ARNOLD - ODDS AND ENDS
By Mika Altskan & Matvey Fiks
The animated life of a street photographer. A spontaneous and chaotic portrait of the craft.
FREEDIVE ANTARCTICA
WILL GLENDININNG, TFB & DAVE TRUMP
An expedition to the bottom of the world for a single breath. You can read all about the journey here
SURRENDER
PORTEUS XANDAU
Milton’s journey from drug addiction to hitchhiking optimist.
THE ARTISTS BEHIND MASSIVE ATTACK'S LIVE VISUALS
NOWNESS
Suspending disbelief to encapsulate our generation in a window of sight and sound
A STRANGE WINTER IN NEW YORK CITY
JOSH CHARROW
Six thousand images add up to one very powerful minute of winter for this young director
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 6
In this week's collection of short films and documentaries from around the web: The Oscar-winning short The White Helmets, the story of a writer's creativity forged in his steel-working past, the profile of a skier and a 360 short doc about simulated life on Mars.
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Our weekly collection of visual journalism, short documentary film and feature essays dedicated to people stories from around the web. Some powerful short films this week we recommend watching...
THE WHITE HELMETS
NETFLIX
Winner of the best short documentary at the Oscars this week, this is the trailer for the 40-minute profile of the Syria Civil Defence, AKA The White Helmets. A group of ordinary men who rescue wounded and extract victims from rubble in war-torn Syria. The group was nominated for a Nobel Prize 2016. They have saved more than 58,000 people since 2013. You can read more about them here.
MINING POEMS OR ODES
SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE
An ex-welder from Glasgow reflects on how his work with his hands moulded his writing craft. A stunning short film.
REALLY
MASCOR
A short film about free-skiing - but not like you've seen before.
GOPRO CAUSE: FOREVER SECURING THE WORLD FOOD SUPPLY WITH CROP TRUST
GOPRO CAUSE
A short documentary about the perils of a failing agricultural system.
LIFE ON MARS
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Six people are living in isolation on a volcano in Hawaii to simulate life on Mars.
A 360 short documentary.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 5
In our fifth dispatch we feature short films and micro-documentaries about the last train home, a visual history of the NYT front page, the human cost of jade mining and meeting an 80-year old powerlifter.
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LAST TRAIN
MATT KNARR
A filmmaker interviews people on the last train home - about what happens on the last train home.
EVERY NYT FRONT PAGE SINCE 1852
JOSH BEGLEY
Skipping through time with the Times - a visual journey
BUZKASHI BOYS
SAM FRENCH - VICE
Realising dreams coming into manhood in Afghanistan. A classic short documentary we finally watched. Well done Sam French.
THE DEVASTATING HUMAN COST OF JADE
SEEKER STORIES
A photographer reflects on the high price miners’ pay in Myanmar
THE UNHEARD STORY OF APPALACHIA’S COAL INDUSTRY
AJ+
When coal was king in America - the first part of a short documentary series.
FITNESS GOALS: BODYBUILDING AT 80
GREAT BIG STORY
The title says it all.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 4
Our fourth dispatch featuring a man's fight to tell the story of a glacier, the Loch Ness monster hunter and the JFK conspiracy you haven't heard that features an umbrella. Stories and films we share because we respect the filmmakers' craft and vision.
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GLACIER EXIT
RAPHAEL ROGERS
A chance meeting to unlock the story of a glacier. A climate story with a difference.
TW WALSH: MONTERREY
HENRY KAPLAN
Waiting a lifetime for love - a music video with soul
PAPER CUT LONDON
PHILIP EVANS
A short film about skateboarders, but not like you’ve seen before
THE LOCH NESS WATCHMAN
GREAT BIG STORY
A man’s 25-year hunt for the world’s most elusive monster
THE UMBRELLA MAN
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The conspiracy story you didn’t know about JFK that features an umbrella.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 3
The third of our new weekly dispatches, featuring short documentaries about a broke hip-hop listening ski coach, a film about two extreme brothers, the historic Apollo 17 mission and a question about your final photograph.
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(YETI PRESENTS) JOHN SHOCKLEE: A FAIRY TALE
TALWEG CREATIVE
A portrait of what contentment looks like - the broke, hip-hop listening skier
DAREDEVIL ON A SNOWMOBILE
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Extreme sports, tragedy, adversity and a story for brothers.
THE LAST STEPS
GREAT BIG STORY
Retracing the last steps of the 1972 Apollo 17 mission. A historic short doc.
WHAT WOULD YOUR FINAL PHOTO BE?
NOWNESS
Now that's a good question. A short film about legacy and your final frame.
ENTERING NEW WORLDS THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
VICE
Photographer Christopher Anderson on using his 'little machine' to escape Texas
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 2
The second of our new weekly dispatches, featuring short documentaries about Trump's inauguration, a war story about brotherhood, a boy's fear of heights, Mumbai's train surfers and a photographer's odyssey.
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WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE: PORTRAITS OF AN INAUGURATION
NPR
The faces for and against Trump's new America on a day that shook the world.
MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A war story of bravery, brotherhood and coincidence about two soldiers across enemy lines.
FIRST JUMP
PHILLIP YUREYV
A teenage boy tries to overcome his acrophobia by making his first parachute jump.
TRAIN SURFERS
ADRIEN COTHIER: AFI DOCS
Thrill-seeking young men on Mumbai's high-speed trains. A recipe for disaster. This film investigates.
END OF THE EARTH
SASHA: HELP-PORTRAIT
A photographer's journey to document the reindeer herders of Chukotka, northeast Russia.
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HUMAN-INTEREST Nº 1
The first of our new weekly collection of visual journalism, documentary, film and written feature essays about exceptional people - told by people we admire.
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Welcome to our new weekly collection of visual journalism, documentary film, photography and feature essays dedicated to exceptional people stories. These are profiles and human-interest features told by people who we admire. Switch to HD, put the headphones on and enjoy.
THE RHINO GUARDIANS
VIMEO
A powerful short documentary about female rangers and their fight against rhino poachers in South Africa.
JOHANNA UNDER THE ICE
NOWNESS
Portrait of a Finnish free-diver with a remarkable story.
This is one of our favourite short people profiles.
A DYEING LIFE
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A stunning piece of visual journalism about a man who rediscovers his family's ethnic Miao traditions.
THE CONGO DANDIES
RT
A portrait of a peculiar fashion trend in the slums of Congo.
NO LIMBS NEEDED
GREAT BIG STORY
A documentary portrait of an adventurer who defies his disability by climbing mountains.
THE CERVICHE FISHERMAN
JUNGLES IN PARIS
One of our favourite short documentary people profiles of last year.
THE CHEIF
NOWNESS
The conductor of construction in the marble mines of Europe.
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