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09:20
An Afro-surrealist voyage into Black British music as a force for community and transformation
02:45
Living in New York City, Rtusha Kulkarni resists the pull of home and expectations to make it work
04:43
In his Paris home, French shoe designer Christian Louboutin talks collected objects and inspirations
07:13
In the Camargue, a woman connects with past love and memory through a tape buried in the salt hills
06:05
Poignant poetry reflects the light and shadow of the trauma cycle and cultural attitudes in Taiwan
08:32
Artist Peter Spanjer explores water in black queer cinema as connection forms at a swimming pool
11:43
Up close and personal with the Hanoians shaking up Vietnam’s film industry
05:12
Belgian artist Francis Alÿs studies the universal power of play and Children’s Games at the Barbican
09:57
From Fukui to Buenos Aires, discover the epic journey of a 200-year-old traditional Japanese house
02:01
From Renata Adler’s Speedboat, a female reporter is part of a strange research task in New York
04:53
Benjamin Millepied interprets Jeff Buckley’s music in new choreography from upcoming show Grace
06:52
On Lanzarote’s salt flats, workers build endless mounds of salt, mirroring the Sisyphus myth
06:45
In his Milan workshop, Italian watchmaker Rodolfo Saviola connects with the philosophy of time
15:02
Horrors unfold when a footballer is isolated in hospital under crumbling resources and underfunding
08:52
African-American semi-pro surfer Julian Williams’ Hawaii sees nature and racial prejudice collide
05:57
French artist and AI early adopter Philippe Parreno turns exhibition-making into contemporary magic
03:50
Capturing identity, home and adolescence in Germany’s East and South East Asian diaspora
05:12
In a futuristic Osaka, sinister corporations offer body copyrighting services for the highest price
14:45
In Colombia, a girl takes a risk to dance to Champeta – and wake her father from his grief
04:44
An ode to youth and coming-of-age in Toronto’s skateboarding community, scored by BADBADNOTGOOD
07:20
Karl Monies on the exploration and unforced beauty that roots Monies’ jewelry in nature
19:44
A dark trip into conversion therapy, questioning the state of Pride and LGBTQIA+ progress
05:03
Tilda Swinton reads Derek Jarman’s poem Chroma, reminiscing on memories in Beijing
03:39
Lisa Jahovic constructs an abstract ballet around expressive interactions between everyday objects
12:20
On a bus across the USA, a Ugandan-American girl finds her sense of self and her mother’s humanity
08:38
In India, Tibetan female MMA fighter Tenzin Pema finds strength in non-violent Buddhist principles
07:33
Exploring ‘home’, domestic space, and cultural identity through traditional Turkish dance
07:19
Reliving the freedom of youth on a drug-fueled night out in London
05:06
Inside the New York multi-instrumentalist’s music, process and emotional experience
07:42
A portrait of Manila told through its urban lore, spirituality and basketball fandom
03:06
In Brooklyn, choreographer Evan Sagadencky captures a connection between strangers through dance
09:31
Chinese photographer Wen-You Cai explores funeral traditions and cross-cultural identity in Quanzhou
03:44
An abstract meditation on Sumo wrestlers’ bodies in motion and how perception alters meaning
10:08
A chance meeting changes Lola’s perspective and her complex relationship with Sundays
08:34
Art and Environmentalism converge in a stunning visual poem shot in Bali & inspired by Arahmaiani
05:13
NYC artist Cavier Coleman explores the artist’s psyche through poetry with his inner child
04:47
At Milan’s Villa Clea, Sulian Rios choreography explores fluidity and incomplete identities
06:20
Performance artist Joshua Serafin opens a void to birth a non-binary entity
04:17
Richard Cabral delivers a love letter to East LA & Chicano culture via Merrick Morton photography
04:44
The Norwegian polar explorer opens up his Oslo home and expansive art collection
05:00
In Dodoma, Tanzania, a church-run skate park offers escapism to the city’s youth
03:43
New York City Ballet principal Taylor Stanley performs Kyle Abraham’s story of love and yearning
02:24
Jessica McCormack’s extraordinary Mayfair workshop crafts the surreal through its diamond jewelry
02:07
In New York, the Central Brooklyn Soccer Club builds community through its young players
02:56
A woman navigates love, loss and the aftermath of a broken relationship in Buenos Aires
04:22
Finding the meaning of art through mathematics
03:33
Chaos takes over an NYC subway platform in a dark comedy on an increasingly detached world
02:29
Copacabana, a garota do bairro’s lively encounters speak to Brazil’s linguistic evolution
05:58
In NYC, Akira Uchida and altrice communicate emotions experienced through music as dance
02:33
From his flower farm outside Lyon, France, Clément Bouteille roots his life philosophies in nature
06:14
A trip into the East London grime scene and pirate radio with Ruff Sqwad
07:30
In Girona, Spain, annual ritual of fire, the Correfoc, reinforces Catalunya’s cultural identity
02:41
In an LA liquor store, choreographer Micaela Taylor weaves a tense exchange into dance
02:30
Breaking the cycle of suffering and escapism in Korea’s work-hard-drink-hard culture
08:30
In LA, a fast fashion warehouse worker grows attached to a damaged dress
04:02
Art Week Tokyo’s notoriously private co-founder tours his extensive art and car collections
02:49
Exploring the escapism found underwater and memories of pools connected to youth
15:29
A young woman is surprised to see her chronically ill sister living a new life by the sea
02:56
A visual guide celebrating the spirit of Nowruz and Iranian new year rituals
04:01
Powerhouse and musician Hamed Sadeghi explore the Persian tar and Iran’s music history