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Screened as part of TOAFF18
Combining stunning cinematography with a fantastic breadth of individual portraits, this sumptuous documentary chronicles communities fighting to save the last wild rivers of Europe.
An evil mayor’s plans threaten lush gardens and a blue tiger–can two children stop him using just their imagination?
The children of Calcutta’s red light district discover photography in this tribute to the resiliency of childhood, and the restorative power of art.
Sonko boxed her way from the Kariobangi slum in Nairobi all the way to the Kenyan national women’s team. Now she is training the next generation of female boxers, giving them confidence and leadership along the way.
When 18-year old transgender Gavin Grimm started using the boys’ bathroom in school it caused uproar. In this powerful short film he demands his rights and urges acceptance amongst his community.
Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize.
Palestinian and Israeli activists, led by a fearless women’s contingent, mount nonviolent protests against Israel’s expropriation of their West Bank land.
On her first day at a new school, a self conscious young girl learns that friendship can overcome difference.
The last few years of the life inside the Calais refugee camp, The Jungle, are seen through the eyes of a woman who translates texts in a small apartment in the port of Calais.
