VENT Documentaries

Dec 06 2020 246
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Young people from one London Borough, telling you the stories we care about. A collaboration between VICE UK and Brent 2020, London Borough of Culture.
Senior Producer - Jess Lawson | Producer - Arlie Adlington | Mixing - Arlie Adlington, Steve Wyatt.
Special thanks to Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed & Kamiah Chae-Cowell.
Photography from Raden Anandra Natalegawa.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#18 A World Without Prisons

Dec 06 2020 31 mins  
Growing up in London, prison and the police are things Lauren couldn't avoid thinking about. Seeing how they impact her neighbourhood has given her this natural distrust of the criminal justice system. Lately, she's noticed a lot of stuff on social media about prison abolition, but she has no idea what that phrase really means. So she sets out to find out why people are fighting fo

#17 The Court of Twitter

Nov 29 2020 28 mins  
Amber has been watching things unfold in the Court of Twitter, and she has questions. When we call people out on the internet, what are we trying to achieve? Amber goes on a journey to work out the difference between public shaming and holding people accountable for their actions online. VENT Documentaries are produced by Jess Lawson and Arlie Adlington, with help from Emilia

#16 Keeping a Record

Nov 22 2020 28 mins  
Kes is a photographer. His dad, Arthur Eccleston, edited The Black Voice: a Brent-based black activist newspaper in the 70s and 80s. Kes has all of his dad’s old newspapers, and there’s something in this archive of activist history that feels important. Kes speaks to activists, journalists and artists about how we document and archive our social justice movements, and why it ma

#15 'Problem Kids'

Nov 15 2020 30 mins  
Nora has noticed that black boys are disproportionately kicked out of school. She wants to know why.VENT Documentaries are produced by Jess Lawson and Arlie Adlington, with help from Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed and Kamiah Chae. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#14 Raye Saves the Day

Nov 08 2020 28 mins  
Raye is a 17 year old activist who wants to grow up and make a difference in the world - fight for the rights of people who need support. One option could be to go into law... but in Raye's own words, ‘I’m worried most laws are shit’. Raye sets out to find out whether being a lawyer is a good way to change the world - can you be an activist and a lawyer, or do you have to cho

#13 After George Floyd

Nov 08 2020 29 mins  
On the 25th May 2020, George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis Police sparked a wave of global protests, action and conversation around the movement for black lives. At first, the protests were exciting and energising, and then everything became exhausting and overwhelming. In this episode, Layla tries to process all that happened in 2020, by speaking to journalists a

Series 3: Justice. Coming Soon

Oct 11 2020 1 mins  
VENT Documentaries Series 3: Justice. Coming Soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#12 Khalil

Aug 16 2020 17 mins  
Khalil first sexual experience was on Snapchat Live. This episode is part of our series 'Love'. A totally honest look at love, sex and dating - nothing held back. This episode includes sexually explicit content. Messages, bios and texts were voiced in this episode by: Mary Galloway, Cameron Lang, Joseph Jackon, Harry Engall, Matt Vidal, Matthew May and Phil Roberts. Some names and

#11 Isaiah

Aug 09 2020 16 mins  
Isaiah was a player. This episode is part of our series 'Love'. A totally honest look at love, sex and dating - nothing held back. This episode was produced by Jess Lawson and Arlie Adlington, with help from the VENT Production Team: Emilia Gill and Moeed Majeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#9 Shelby

Jul 26 2020 14 mins  
When Shelby's boyfriend stopped answering her calls, she took matters into her own hands. This episode is part of our series 'Love'. A totally honest look at love, sex and dating - nothing held back. This episode was produced by Jess Lawson and Arlie Adlington, with help from the VENT Production Team: Emilia Gill and Moeed Majeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in