Landlords without faces, apartments without renters... Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities across the world, but incomes are not – pushing long-term residents out.

Throughout the festival we will be running a short film booth at CCA, where you can enjoy a diverse range of short films from our catalogue.

Join us for a brand new programme of short films from around the world, which spotlight issues of gender equality, access to education, power, conflict, food and the environment.

This extraordinary portrait of politician Margot Wallström was shot over her first four years in office as Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Landlords without faces, apartments without renters... Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities across the world, but incomes are not – pushing long-term residents out.

Communities across the world are bearing the brunt of climate chaos and environmental degradation. 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.

This informal event, brought to you by TOAFF volunteers, will explore ways that creativity can help us respond to complex social and environmental issues. The event is inspired by the film Grit, screening that evening in Edinburgh.

Dian was six when an earthquake, set off by natural gas drilling in the area, led to a tsunami of mud hurtling towards her village. Ten years later, thousands of people in her community still seek reparation from the powerful mining company responsible for the damage.

Food production has increasingly become huge business for a handful of giant corporations. How do we re-prioritise workers’ rights, animal welfare and environmental sustainability?

This extraordinary portrait of politician Margot Wallström was shot over her first four years in office as Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.

This inspiring interactive exhibition collects images and artefacts from decades of creative activism around the world, connecting communities in Scotland and across the global south as they unite against big business, locally and globally, and demand that human lives come before corporate profit.

Be inspired by those who have faced challenges yet successfully campaigned for positive change – and find your own route into action. Join us for a day of connection, inspiration and skills building, from grassroots mobilising to political lobbying.