Florian Opitz | 2018

Germany | 95 min | 12+ years | English, German with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF19

As a central tenet of capitalism, the concept of growth dominates our politics, our economy, and our understanding of what makes the world go round. Yet the social fabric and nature itself are showing the strain of this constant drive for bigger and better at all costs.

Imagine if we built an economic system built on abundance rather than scarcity. Taking advantage of the latest digital tools, computational power, material science, biomimicry and a somewhat older idea – the commons – this new system could have the power to transform how we live and work. System Reset is a feature-length documentary which […]

Three hungry creatures go in search of food in the woods, only to find that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

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A non-conforming 8-year-old challenges gender expectations

The inspiring story of a group of unemployed workers in Argentina who started an occupation movement in response to the countries dramatic economic collapse in 2001

An examination of the erosion of civil liberties that has gradually taken place in recent years.

The dramatic story of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees won her a Nobel Peace Prize

Isabel Coixet | 2015

Chad | 30 min | 15+ years | Arabic, French with English subtitles |

Juliette Binoche recounts the life and death of Rose Lokissim, a prisoner of Hissène Habré, dictator in Chad from 1982 to 1990.

A big-picture animated look at the tax systems which make for a more unequal world.

Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi | 2017

Scotland | 4 min | 12+ years | English |

A hip-hop protest film fighting the Care Tax – one beat at a time.

A yellow cab drives through the vibrant streets of Tehran…

Julia Dahr | 2016

Norway, United Kingdom | 85 min | 8+ years | English, Swahili with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF17

A moving portrait of resilience on the frontlines of climate change.

Join Louie the Loo to celebrate the little guy in the corner – your toilet!

Peter Svatek | 2016

Canada | 93 min | 12+ years | English, Italian with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF17

Discover the inside story of how 60 of the world’s most renowned chefs came together to offer a soup kitchen with a difference, cooking with food waste from Expo2015 in Milan.

A tiny low-lying island nation in the South Western Pacific faces the devestating reality of climate change and rising seas level