A teacher welcomes migrants with unusual techniques, his words echoing the fraught power relations between Europe and those who seek safer, more prosperous lives on her shores

Iciar Bollain | 2016

Germany, Spain | 100 min | 15+ years | Spanish with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF16

Alma works on her family’s farm. Like many young Spaniards’, her future is being shaped by the country’s devastating economic crisis – as is her relationship to the past.

Lisa Fannen, Monika Smekot, Alison Smith | 2021

Scotland | 7 min | 8+ years | English, British Sign Language with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF21

Traversing poetry, dance, movement, sign language and film, Affirmation #6 considers what it means to respond to, and be part of, swelling movements for transformation.

Combining DIY cultivation with community-centred justice work like shared meals, workshops, campaigning and organising, RHYZE Mushrooms’ work is rooted in mycelial values: community, collaboration and mutual aid.

A+E braids the terms accident and emergency, art and ecology, art and education.

People & Planet is the largest student network in Britain campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. They’re a student-led movement that empowers young people with the skills, confidence and knowledge they need to make change happen, at home and globally.