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Bagong Silang
Zena Merton | 2012
Philippines, United Kingdom | 10 min | 8+ years | 
In Manila 2000 families have made their home in the Navatas cemetery, but now they need to fight for their future
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Chalk Girl
San San F Young | 2017
United Kingdom | 25 min | 12+ years | English, Chinese (Mandarin) with English subtitles |
Two years since her arrest made her an accidental superhero of the Umbrella Movement, the infamous ‘Chalk Girl’, now 16, must decide whether to rejoin the battle for Hong Kong’s democracy.
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Down the Stream
Chi Mai | 2015
Vietnam | 3 min | 8+ years | Vietnamese with English subtitles |
Screened as part of TOAFF16
Children who live on the Mekong River in Vietnam share their hopes for the future
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Ghost Fleet
Shannon Service & Jeffrey Waldron | 2018
United States | 90 min | 15+ years | English, Indonesian, Khmer... with English 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.
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Grit
Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander | 2018
United States | 81 min | 12+ years | Indonesian with English 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.
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Hard work. Fair reward?
Oxfam | 2018
United Kingdom | 3 min | 8+ years | Vietnamese with English subtitles |
Lan works long hours in a factory in Vietnam producing shoes 1200 pairs a day, but doesn’t earn enough to buy one pair for her son.
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Hooligan Sparrow
Nanfu Wang | 2016
China, United States | 84 min | 15+ years | English, Chinese (Mandarin) with English subtitles |
Screened as part of TOAFF16
A story of a battle for human rights through the story of a remarkable activist, championing women’s rights armed herself with the power of social media.
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Inventing Tomorrow
Laura Nix | 2018
United States | 87 min | 8+ years | English, Indonesian, Spanish with English 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.
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Manila’s Zero Waste Neighbourhoods
The Story of Stuff Project | 2019
United States | 4 min | 8+ years | English with English subtitles |
Plastic polluted neighbourhoods in Manila are taking things into their own hands by creating systemic zero waste programs.
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Nasi Lemak
Orlando von Einsiedel | 2012
United Kingdom | 6 min | 5+ years | Malay with English subtitles |
A warm-hearted and playful musical tribute to the people of Pudu market, Kuala Lumpur, and their national dish, Nasi Lemak.
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