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The Borneo Case
Close Up Shared Planet Truth To Power
Dylan Williams, Erik Pauser | 2016
Sweden | 78 min | 12+ years | English, Malay with English subtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF17

An unlikely group of activists hunt for billions of dollars made from the destruction of the oldest forest in the world: the Borneo Rainforest.

Topics: Conflict & Resolution, Environment & Energy
Films
Coded Bias
Sisters The Bigger Picture Truth To Power
Shalini Kantayya | 2020
United Kingdom, United States | 86 min | 12+ years | English, Chinese (Mandarin) with English subtitles | Closed CaptionsSubtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF20

An utterly compelling wake-up call and a call to action, Coded Bias unmasks Artificial Intelligence by laying bare the racial and gender biases that permeate its algorithms.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Race & Ethnicity, Women's Empowerment
Films
Ghost Fleet
All Equal? Close Up Truth To Power
Shannon Service, Jeffrey Waldron | 2018
United States | 90 min | 15+ years | English, Indonesian, Khmer... with English subtitles | Subtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF19

What does modern-day slavery look like, and are we complicit in perpetuating it?
Patima Tungpuchayakul is a Bangkok-based activist who has committed her life to rescuing fishermen who have been trafficked into slavery on Thai fishing boats. Fighting death threats, corruption and complacency, Patima and her small team have vowed to free these men and help them obtain justice.

Topics: Human Rights, Migration, Race & Ethnicity, Workers' Rights
Films
Grit
Shared Planet Sisters Truth To Power Youth Programme
Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander | 2018
United States | 81 min | 12+ years | Indonesian with English subtitles | Subtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF19

The story of a teenager finding her political voice in the face of a natural disaster – a rousing tribute to youth activism and to the role of education in empowering young women.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Environment & Energy, Land Rights, Women's Empowerment
Films
Hello Ahma
All Equal?
Siyou Tan | 2019
United States | 15 min | 8+ years | Taiwanese with English subtitles | Closed CaptionsSubtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF20

Eight-year-old Michelle is struggling to adjust to the new life her parents are building in America. Unable to attend her beloved grandma’s funeral back in Singapore, she creates her own farewell ritual.

This film is part of the ‘Women in Motion’ programme.

Topics: Migration, Race & Ethnicity
Films
Inventing Tomorrow
Shared Planet Sisters The Bigger Picture Youth Programme
Laura Nix | 2018
United States | 87 min | 8+ years | English, Indonesian, Spanish with English subtitles | Subtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF19

Communities across the world are bearing the brunt of climate chaos and environmental degradation. Change is desperately needed, but how do such communities adapt to existing problems? In Inventing Tomorrow, hope takes the form of a group of young students, from Indonesia, India, Mexico and Hawaii, as they prepare for ISEF, the world’s largest high-school science competition.

Topics: Education & Young People, Environment & Energy
Films
Jesa
Sisters
Kyungwon Song | 2019
South Korea, United States | 6 min | Korean with English subtitles | Closed CaptionsSubtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF20

A sweet and salty take on family, food, and the patriarchy.

Topics: Food, Women's Empowerment