THE HUMANS OF VIRTUAL REALITY 


Syrmor spends a lot of time in virtual reality talking to strangers about literally anything. Sometimes, being free from the limits of reality allows people to speak openly about their deepest darkest secrets and tell stories they would never tell in real life. We put on a VR headset to meet up with Syrmor. 

PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
DIRECTOR: Brett Karley
CAMERA OPERATORS: Dan Cain, Scott DeAngioletti, Dave Mayers, Madeline Peters
VR TEAM: Brendan Kennedy, Brian McGee, Kaz Ishii, Victorious Maisonave 
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis


CHINA’S FAKE SNEAKER CAPITOL 


I first came in contact with Chan in December 2016. In the almost two years that we were in communication, I watched the counterfeit sneaker dealer’s buisness rise, and then fall. I went to see what the savviest sneaker counterfeiter in China would do next.

PRODUCER(S): Quinton Boudwin, Karen Ye
CAMERA OPERATORS: Josh Frank, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis

MEET THE HIGHER BROTHERS



Sean Miyashiro and 88 Rising’s standout Chengdu rap crew want to be China’s N.W.A. That’s a lot of ground to cover and a lot of baggage to carry. But they’re built for it.
PRODUCER: Karen Ye, Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: DJ Furth, Zachary Caldwell, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis

VERSE CHORUS BRIDGE W/ TORO Y MOI - “FREELANCE”



Chaz breaks down “Freelance” in VICE’s Verse Chorus Bridge segment.
PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATOR: Scott DeAngioletti 
EDITOR: Andrew Marulanda

BRENT FAIYAZ, PROFESSIONALLY INDEPENDENT 



When Brent sung the hook on “Crew Love,” he and his manager Ty Baisden were more than prepared to go major. But they didn’t. Ty’s years of experience, Spotify and incredible work ethic kept the money and masters in their hand. PROUDCER: Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Igor Kropotov, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: Cerise Castle
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis

JAMAICA’S HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW


There’s only one thing in Jamaica that gets more airtime than high school track and field. And it’s high school trivia. 64 teams across the island prepare for a three month long tournament to test knowledge. We were there for 2019’s David vs. Goalith match up. PRODUCER(S): Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Zachary Caldwell, Quinton Boudwin CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis

THE VICE INTERVIEW: T-PAIN


In the pilot of Vice News’ THE VICE INTERVIEW segment, we got “Mr. Teddy Pinned Her Ass Down” real comfortable, and then got some real answers out of him. Turns out he regrets the nickname that followed him to fame. DIRECTOR(S) OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Carissa Henderson, Gleb Mikhalev PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
EDITOR: Brett Karley

7TH WARD SANTA 



I met Santa Clause in New Orleans, he lives in the 7th ward and he will live forever. No matter what, if you’re from the 7th ward, you’ve taken a photo with the 7th Ward Santa. It’s not even an urban myth. PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Nicholas Kraus, Dave Mayers
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis


MUHLAYSIA BOOKER


Across the U.S., transgender women are being killed by violence at an alarming rate. And most of those women killed, are black. Muhlaysia Booker was known for lots of things, but her isn’t what the black trans community wants her to be remembered for. But what she left behind will change things in Dallas, and hopefully around the country. PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Roberto Daza, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: David Noriega
EDITOR: Nelson Ryland

TRAIN JAM



Aboard Amtrak’s California Zephr train from Chicago to The Bay, game developers and enthusiasts ate, slept and built video games. For 54 hours straight. There were no winners. PRODUCER: Michael Kalenderian, Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Madeleine Peters, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Ryo Ikegami

FILTHY FRANK OR JOJI?

 

After reaching peak troll on Youtube, and attracting an unsavory fan base, “Filthy Frank” dropped the act and grew up. Just a little.
PROUDCER: Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Flemming Laursen, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Ross Laing

AMERICAN BASS WARS


Each year bass heads from around the country gather in a random parking lot to see who has the tighest and most well rounded sound systems. They literally broke a windshield with sound. PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Gleb Mikhalev, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis

NEW MUSIC REVIEW: BIG BOI



Daddy Fat Sacks listened to some new music.Can you really be suprised at his wide and vast knowldege of music and the universe? He made Aquemini. PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
EDITOR: Cameron Dennis

SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT



Sometimes we forget who we are. Michael Twitty is here to make sure we don’t. He relives the history of slavery in the deep south via food, one of the many things our ancestors left us with. PRODUCER: Quinton Boudwin
CAMERA OPERATORS: Carissa Henderson, Quinton Boudwin
CORRESPONDENT: Dexter Thomas
EDITOR: Kimmy Granger