Theo Krish, Philip Joa | 2016

United Kingdom | 26 min | English |

A small group of teenagers create a skate scene in the West Bank whilst facing the challenges of living under military occupation

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city’s water supply.

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatise the water supply.

Celebrating the power of modern and creative forms of non-violent protest and civil disobedience.

Lego figures tell the real story of our impact on the Arctic

This urgent documentary chronicles the rise of the #FeesMustFall student movement which ignited into one of South Africa’s most militant national revolts.

The first film to give an African perspective on the disturbing phenomenon of abducting child soldiers into the continent’s recent civil wars.

Face Places sees iconic filmmaker Agnès Varda forging an unexpected collaboration with photographer JR as they embark on a road trip like no other.

Sedika Mojadidi | 2018

Afghanistan, Australia, Germany... | 80 min | 15+ years | Afghan Persian with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF19

As American forces and aid leave Afghanistan, Afghan-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi crafts an intimate portrait of two awe-inspiring women: Nilofar, a member of parliament, and Shakila, a television journalist.

Silvia Munt | 2015

Spain | 82 min | 12+ years | Catalan with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF16

The 2008 economic crisis heralded a wave of unemployment in Spain. In the midst of this social devastation, a new solidarity was born.

Jack is leading a happy farmer’s life until prices for his farming products suddenly drop but then a salesman and a scientist arrive, claiming to have a solution.

Elio Alonso Vasquez Mirand | 2013

Norway | 5 min | 8+ years | Spanish with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF14

A delightful exploration of the impact our modern lives have on nature, and the wonder of letting go

Alain Gomis | 2017

Belgium, France, Germany... | 123 min | 15+ years |

Félicité sings in a bar in Kinshasa. When her 14-year-old son has a motorcycle accident, she goes on a frantic search through the streets of Kinshasa, a world of music and dreams.

Viktor Nordenskiöld | 2018

Sweden | 93 min | 12+ years | Swedish with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF19

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

A humorous reflection on the barriers we put up (with) in our lives

Katharina Weingartner | 2019

Austria, Germany, Switzerland | 99 min | 12+ years | English, Chinese (Mandarin), Luganda... with English subtitles |

Screening as part of TOAFF20

Passionate and hopeful account of the fight for local solutions to malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

Lucinda Broadbent | 2012

Scotland | 1 min | 12+ years | English |

A powerful animation that challenges common misconceptions that there is a right or wrong way for people to react during or after a rape

Is aid money there to help small-scale farmers get better access to chemical free technologies or is it simply to expand the market reach of large corporations?