The Giants of Iceland documentary deals with the facts that despite its tiny population, Iceland has a reputation in the World's Strongest Man competition that stands higher than perhaps any other country's. This small, black rock in the middle of the ocean has produced a lineage of strongmen dating back to the Vikings.
VICE went out there to investigate why this tiny island produces such strong people. Hanging out at Jakabol—a gym run by ex-champion Magnus Ver Magnusson—we met a whole host of Icelandic strongmen, which includes Hafthor "Thor" Bjornsson, the 6'9" star of Game of Thrones.
Thorough research with factual evidence as a response to controversial HBO "documentary"Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me by HBO & Channel 4 focuses on the lives and accounts of two men: Wade Robson and James Safechuck who Michael Jackson befriended at age seven and ten.It explores the accus [...]
YouTube Originals presents The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash stands among the giants of 20th century American life. But his story remains tangled in mystery and myth. This documentary, created with the full cooperation of the Cash estate and rich in recently discovered archival mate [...]
In Dark Ages Britain, a group of young Saxons are captured by a clan of fearsome Viking warriors and used as prey in a ritualistic manhunt!Not the best Viking movie out there (can't speak about the current TV show, haven't watched it yet), but a small budget effort, that some might find interesting. [...]
One of the most important films in the development of science fiction genre Along one hundred year, mankind lives a long period of war from 1940 to 1966; then a plague destroys half of the worldwide population; and finally a group of scientists reconstruct the society bringing progress. Each one of [...]
The Japanese Love Industry and the Negative Population IndexJapan is a country that is dying—literally. Japan has more people over the age of 65 and the smallest number of people under the age of 15 in the world. It has the fastest negative population growth in the world, and that's because hardly [...]
Shortlisted by the Academy for Oscar consideration in the best documentary short categoryAlone tells the story of a 20-something black girl in Louisiana, who is in love with a prisoner apparently serving a ten year sentence and intends to marry him. I say apparently, because this black and white sho [...]