DOC WATCH

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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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.  

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

The first of our new weekly collection of visual journalism, documentary, film and written feature essays about exceptional people -  told by people we admire.