The inspiring story of a Muslim teen who harnesses social media from her Chicago bedroom to protect citizen journalism and protest in Syria.

Tim Tyson Short | 2019

United Kingdom | 40 min | 8+ years | English |

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.

Karim El Hakim, Omar Shargawi | 2011

Denmark | 72 min | 15+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

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.

Valentin Thurn | 2015

Germany | 107 min | 12+ years | English, German, Hindi... with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF16

With the world population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, how will the world feed itself?

Leonardo Di Caprio looks at the state of the global environment, including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet’s ecosystems.

Concerned about his young daughter’s future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change.

Lily Cameron | 2021

Scotland | 2 min | English with English subtitles |

Young people from Isaro Community Initiative share three actions we can take to help keep global warming within 1.5c and tackle climate change.

Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi | 2011

France, Israel, Netherlands... | 94 min | 15+ years | Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF12

A Palestinian farmer turned filmmaker chronicles nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army in the West Bank.

The story of one woman’s obsession with a great scientific discovery – and her struggle to be understood.

A moving homage to mothers’ love and resourcefulness

Radu Ciorniciuc | 2019

Finland, Germany, Romania | 86 min | 12+ years | Romanian with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF20

Acasa, My Home is presented in association with Document Human Rights Film Festival. Join Document, in conversation with director Radu Ciorniciuc and representatives from UK-based Roma support groups.

Emily Somerville | 2021

Scotland | 2 min | 5+ years | English with English subtitles |

Young people from Cowall Youth Forum call for us to act now and highlight actions we can take to help tackle climate change and its impact on our planet.

Maryam Touzani | 2019

France, Morocco | 98 min | 12+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF20

A moving study of motherhood, sisterhood, and the position of women in Moroccan society.

A global journey to investigate what we really know about the material of a thousand uses—and why there’s so much of it.

Megan Mylan | 2014

United States | 10 min | 12+ years | Bengali with English subtitles |

A short film about an Indian teenager growing in independence

A man living in 2055 looks back at old footage from our time and asks: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

A young girl living in a war-torn Middle Eastern country dreams of a new life in this soulful animation.

Independent journalists Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald, and Michael Moore expose government lies and corporate deception, inspired by the legendary investigative journalist I.F. Stone.