In this VICE News special Steel Town Down we see them travel to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, here we see how the demise of a once thriving steel industry has given way to a social collapse of sorts, with very little opportunity for those growing up in the area.Like most stories involving industrial towns or cities failing due to a downturn in the economy this one sees us facing a raging opioid e
Zara Hartshorn from Rotherham, England is only 16 but she has a rare genetic disorder which she has inherited from her mother, a medical condition which makes her old before her time. Her skin is extremely loose and wrinkly which has left her looking as though she is in her 40's.The bullying that Zara has been faced with due to her appearance has shredded her confidence and because of this she
Right now in America it seems as though the majority of people don't trust law enforcement, this is more so the case in the poorer areas such as Watts in Los Angeles, California. Here there it is in their very culture.In 1965 Watts saw riots so bad that the police force required the help of nearly 4,000 members of the California Army National Guard to quell the situation. The riots themselves
Britain is battling though economic times with prices beginning to rise without exception, the value of the pound itself has plummeted since the vote on Brexit passed, so bagging a bargain is now more important than ever.But for one of Britain's biggest discount stores, Poundland there is trouble in store. This is primarily due to the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote. Poundland is famous
An incredible film documenting the rise of Vladimir Putin, detailing how a poor boy from a small apartment located in St. Petersburg managed to not only escape poverty but become one of the worlds most powerful leaders.Putin, admired by Trump and feared by his rivals is now on the cusp of being reelected as president and The New Tsar sets out to reveal his journey to power, starting off as a l
End of Truth, is a film which investigates the business of kidnapping and how ISIS used it as an effective means to generate income as they rose to power in the war torn country of Syria. Through a number of interviews with negotiators, investigators, fixers and even used car salesmen we learn of the dangers and terrible consequences of misinformation when peoples lives are on the line.We look b
One Killer Punch is an incredibly hard hitting film which sets out to explore the phenomenon of a one punch kill. With regards to the law and sentencing it is certainly in the grey area because it can be very difficult to establish if the person who threw the punch had intended to do serious harm. By examining three separate assaults this documentary gives us some great insight into several circum
Humans are present with many with many many others from their species wandering around on this planet, as naked apes we once tamed fire and after that every form of new technology determined our development. Now that we have cracked the code of life, it will not take much longer before we can start to play God.The big question however is what kind of gods will we be? Will we be merciful and wi
Once upon a time there was a man so rich, that in order to count out his money by noted dollar bills it would have taken a whole lifetime. Behind the walls of his English county house he lived as best he could with the terrible label the press had given him "J. Paul Getty, The Richest Man In The World".This film is a powerful account of how the Getty dynasty became tormented by its own wealth