The New York Times recruited none other than Jay Z to narrate a new op-ed piece spotlighting the failed war on drugs in America. It’s a highly captivating piece thanks to the live illustrations by artist Molly Crabapple, who also moonlights as a contributing editor for VICE.
We know Thanksgiving and cold weather means big time shopping seasons near. It's hard times in consumer culture – heavy ad rotations and gifting pressures are enough for anyone to sympathize with the prevalence of emotional breakdowns. So what’s really behind these mass brands brought to us by sexy models and smooth marketing campaigns?
From his time surviving the Holocaust in Bulgaria through his immigration to Israel and his work in cannabis, a new documentary that traces the life of Dr. Raphael Mechoulam is a beautiful story of curiosity, smarts and passion.
In the name of wrapping up the snowy season, this video from Swiss ski company The Faction Collective takes you to the cottony powder of Montana. From slashing the deep pow-filled back woods of the south to the snowy ghosts hiding in the northland, the team explores the unmatched terrains of Big Sky Country.
From Alta, Wyoming, Danny Davis wants to show you the art inside the sport of snowboarding in Peace Park 3. The film follows the vision and construction of a progressive snowboard park designed to go beyond the competitive format of the sport by increasing the variety of jumps and obstacles, more like a freestyle skate park.
This 16 min. doc is an easy introduction to the history and current controversy over CBD medication in the U.S., and a tale many families are now living, as medical refugees forced to relocate to states with more common sense laws on medicinal cannabis.
Australian filmmaker Chris Bryan shows you surfing in a whole new light. The equipment and technology he employs is top-notch, if not revolutionary. His slow-motion and ultra high-res takes make art from the shred, granting viewers a sense of aquatic transcendence as they pass through the barrel, even the wipeouts look great
When young farmers and activists decided to organize behind the power of a seed, it sparked a age-old conversation about public vs. private property in its standoff with the University of Cal-Berkeley.
A fellow cannabis x Kickstarter group looks to create some buzz among U.S. audiences with their latest doc on dope: The Culture High. Following up the success of The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007), this one investigates the motives propelling the growth and prohibition of cannabis in North America from some thought provoking angles: voices range from university professors to former undercover agents to celeb stoners like Wiz Khalifa, it's got cannabis culture pretty well covered.