In this edition of Hamilton Morris' "Pharmacopeia" vice show, Hamilton and his team pay a visit to the landlocked Kingdom of Swaziland, which is completely surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique and where the growing of Cannabis is still very much illegal. Despite this fact Swaziland boasts the more hectares of land dedicated to growing marijuana than all of India and therefore Hamilton has ta
Nepal, in the Mountains Shadow is a independent documentary directed by Maria Alexopoulos and Michael Goertzen. Its a stunning film set in the extraordinarily scenic country of Nepal that sets out to explore the increasing social disparity that appears to exist throughout the entire country. Alongside child rights activist and orphanage director Visma Raj Paudel they set out in an attempt to uncov
Before the tents, the pepper spray, the evictions and all of those internet memes, occupy wall street was a desperate group of activists roaming around lower Manhattan. They felt cheated that American politics had become so bloated with corporate money that something had to give.The initial plan to physically occupy wall street itself on September 17th came from the magazine AdBusters. This mo
Bayo is a feature documentary by Mark Brown. It's a detailed and honest portrayal of a young reggae artist known as Bayo and his struggle to make a name for himself in the U.K music industry. Bayo was filmed over a period of four months, following the artist in his day to day activities and gives great insight into the existing U.K reggae scene.
Here is a great short from my home city Dublin, Ireland. Gentlemen of Letters by Colin Brady is a film about the almost lost craftsmanship of sign painting and how this overlooked art form has helped define the colour and feel of Dublin city itself.
Deceptions 2: Lest We Forget is the second film in the Deceptions Trilogy. We featured the first film "Deceptions" on our site a while back and it received quite a positive feedback. Lest We Forget by Chris Pratt is another hard hitting addition to the series that presents us with some uncomfortable truths about the society we live in.
Video games have claimed hours of the lives of many young individuals, once such game that could be considered particularly culpable is World of Warcraft. This short documentary by Anthony Rosner is his tale of video game addiction and how it affected his life. IRL 2.0: In Moderation is the sequel to his popular original short "IRL: In Real Life" which gained quite a lot of attention upon release.
From mobile phones to weapons and narcotics, inside a prison these are all items that can get you into some serious trouble but demand is higher than ever, pushing up the price on the inside and creating entrepreneurial opportunity for those that want to make some money smuggling or dealing in such contraband. "Current" takes us inside a large American prison to get a first hand glimpse at th
A gas plant located in Algeria was attacked by terrorists in January of last year, this documentary interviews those that were lucky enough to survive as they recall the dramatic event and share their harrowing stories. As a result of this attack 39 people died and many foreign workers were taken hostage, once this had happened Al Qaeda terrorists then raided the facility, the Algerian army respon