1.04 Access and Prep
Acid Attacks
In the summer of 2017, journalist Max Daly wrote an article about the rising number of acid attacks in London. The VICE.com team then collaborated to make a documentary in five weeks.
Following a spate of high-profile acid attacks in London last year, the idea to make a film investigating the appalling phenomenon evolved from a VICE article written by journalist Max Daly. We talk to those involved to discover how this process works at VICE, and hear about the challenges the team faced telling such a complex story. This timely, newsworthy documentary still features regularly in debates around how to report on acid attacks.
Continue Module
From the Brink:
Venom Superman
Josh Haddow recalls a shoot he produced in which a man injected himself with venom from the world’s most lethal snakes.
Beneath the Credits:
Acid Attacks
In the summer of 2017, journalist Max Daly wrote an article about the rising number of acid attacks in London. The VICE.com team then collaborated to make a documentary in five weeks.
Friends Overseas:
Elektra Kotsoni
Local knowledge + global expertise = an international news network.