Das Leben von Videospiel-Entwickler Miles folgt einem eingefahrenen Trott. Beruflich steckt er in einer Sackgasse und privat trauert er immer noch seiner Exfreundin Nova nach. Sein Leben nimmt eine dramatische Wendung, als er eines Tages im Darknet stöbert und die falschen Leute verärgert. Prompt stehen Mitglieder der geheimnisvollen Gang Skizm vor seiner Tür und zwingen ihn, an einem modernen Gladiatorenkampf auf Leben und Tod teilzunehmen. Als wäre das nicht schon schlimm genug, werden ihm zwei Waffen an die Hände „getackert“, die es noch schwieriger machen, gegen den aktuellen Champion Nix zu bestehen.
Im Jahr 2013 wurde Caleb "Kai" McGillivary zu einem unwahrscheinlichen Helden und einem noch unwahrscheinlicheren Star. Für ihn gab es Fernsehauftritte und Konzerte, neue Freunde, das Versprechen von Geld und einer Realityshow. Doch stattdessen drohte dem Mann aus Alberta drei Monate später eine lebenslange Haftstrafe für einen Mord, den er als Selbstverteidigung bezeichnet. Bei dem Versuch, eine junge Frau aus den Fängen eines Mannes zu befreien, der ihn als Anhalter mitgenommen hatte, habe McGillivary eigenen Angaben zufolge mehrmals mit einem Beil auf den mutmaßlichen Angreifer eingeschlagen, was tödliche Folgen hatte. Doch was hat sich an jenem Tag tatsächlich abgespielt und wer war das Opfer?
A revealing, edgy, and disarmingly personal journey into the world of superfandom, told through the lens of one of the world’s most iconic and enduring artists, Eminem, and the fans that worship him.
Starting as a simple "Learn your ABC's" type video, we soon learn there's a lot more to these letters than we first thought...
On the hottest day of the year, an unknown virus spreads throughout inner-city Philadelphia. The infected victims, crazed by dehydration, begin attacking other residents of the neighborhood in gruesome ways. When the military is brought in to contain the situation, but realize they can't come up with a vaccine quickly enough, they fence off the area and let everyone die. A group of locals, stuck in the basement of their building, behind the fences, and separated from their family members, band together to try to survive.
A dead tree goes viral, attracting wildlife, a nature lover, and a crowd of online followers. Animated entirely outside, “WhateverTree” examines our connection to nature in the age of social media, screens, and selfies.
An under-appreciated father, living a humdrum middle-class life, is unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight—and soon he is regarded as never before.
Lea, 21, is being diagnosed with leukemia. Having no time left she starts appreciating every hour, seeing beauty where she's never seen before. Hoping she could change the world, Lea makes a video project aiming to give her contribution to living by creating a viral happiness effect.
Climate change seems like a problem of a far distant future. We just go on with business as usual. But climate change, just like the loss of biodiversity and the current pandemic, is a consequence of how we treat nature. Corona is a wake-up call that has disrupted all of our lives. All attention goes towards solving the current problem: controlling the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But prevention is better than cure. To do this, we have to look at how infectious diseases emerge and spread. World-renowned artist Steve Cutts created an animated film for the Nicolaas G. Pierson Foundation, in which he not only visualizes the factors that cause pandemics, but also points at the urgent measures that are needed to reduce the risk of future pandemics.
Ken Bone became an overnight sensation after participating in a Clinton-Trump town hall in 2016, but the excitement of the moment came with some unexpected consequences.
A woodsman from the Catskills helps a group of people get through the COVID-19 pandemic with a daily livestream.