archival footage

In this episode of I Was There, Jacklyn “Diva” Cook recounts her wild and crazy time working at The Gold Club during its heyday in the 90s, making upwards of $5k an hour, until it all came to a screeching halt when the club was raided by the FBI.

In this latest installment of I WAS THERE, photojournalist Lou Dematteis recounts the moments that led up to him photographing the capture of U.S. mercenary Eugene Hasenfus.

Through the stories and words of his sisters Lisane Basquiat & Jeanine Heriveaux, VICE gets a unique look into the life of famed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Paul Tomita was taken prisoner at age three to an American concentration camp in Idaho.

The violent actions of N.Y.P.D. officers during the Tompkins Square Park riot in 1988 were caught on a video camera by local resident and artist Clayton Patterson.

In this episode of “I Was There”, we meet with Harwati, a mudflow survivor who was born and raised in Sidoarjo.

An archival and interview-based series where a subject describes their experience and role within a larger historical event or movement - with hopes of drawing parallels between history/their experiences and current cultural themes/elements.

An archival and interview-based series where a subject describes their experience and role within a larger historical event or movement - with hopes of drawing parallels between their experiences and current cultural themes.

An archival and interview-based series where a subject describes their experience and role within a larger historical event or movement - with hopes of drawing parallels between history/their experiences and current cultural themes/elements.

Through archival imagery and video, VICE follows the story of environmental lawyer Steven Donziger as he works with the indigenous peoples of Ecuador to win a landmark case against Chevron Texaco’s pollution of the Amazon rainforest.

Chino shares this experience during his youth and its consequences on his community, as well as his own journey as an activist.

Chris 'Freedom' Pape reminisces on his time painting in the Freedom Tunnel—the abandoned train tunnel that became the heart of New York City's art scene in the 1980s.