Hajooj Kuka | 2014

South Africa, Sudan | 65 min | 15+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

An arresting portrait of South Sudan, and a people’s resilience

Walaa Al Alawi | 2015

Jordan | 5 min | 12+ years | Arabic with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF16

Walaa recounts her terrifying journey as a 14-year-old girl from Syria to Jordan, and how filmmaking has given her hope

Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiob | 2017

Sweden | 91 min | 12+ years | English, Arabic, Lithuanian... with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF18

“Let’s smash the patriarchy!” Swedish hip-hop artist Silvana Imam shouts through a megaphone, and hundreds of hands shoot into the air.

Amnesty International is a non-governmental organisation that is campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Particular focus on:
– abolition of the death penalty
– freedom of expression
– rights of refugees and asylum seekers
– prisoners of conscience

Kinning Park Complex is an independent multi-use community centre. Run by the community since they had to step in to prevent closure of the facility by the local Council in 1996. We maintain and rent out halls, meeting rooms, studios and office spaces at affordable prices where people and groups can put their ideas into action. We also manage community development projects in the local area.

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.