An uplifting environmental film that explains why the world needs to plant more trees in the tropics and the amazing things that can happen when we take care of the people tending the forests.
Screened as part of TOAFF12
A personal account of two filmmakers’ experiences in the streets of Cairo during the first days of the Arab Spring.
Screened as part of TOAFF20
A moving study of motherhood, sisterhood, and the position of women in Moroccan society.
Fascinating story of the musicians who used songs of protest, freedom and change to fight against South Africa’s apartheid regime
A cinematic poem about four young creative women in an Egypt, where the dreams of the revolution have begun to unravel, and where women’s rights are extremely vulnerable.
Screened as part of TOAFF19
This lyrical documentary follows a young boy who uses his creativity, imagination and sharp wits to battle forces beyond his control.
Marion Cloete and her family devote their lives to helping South African children orphaned by AIDS and violence.
Screened as part of TOAFF21
How do the roots of change grow?
An arresting portrait of South Sudan, and a people’s resilience
Screened as part of TOAFF14
Unprecedented access to the high-powered world of African oil deals.
