Skip to content

Take One Action!

Take One Action logo
Take a seat. Take a stand.
Donate
Events Shopping Basket Sign in
Skip to content
Menu
  • About
    • + People
    • + Jobs & volunteering
    • + Festivals archive
    • + Access
  • Events
    • + All events
  • Action! Film Clubs
    • + Film clubs catalogue
    • + FAQs
  • Resources
    • + Film directory
    • + Organisations directory
    • + Shop
    • + Blog
  • Contact

Issue: Activism / People Power

Farming the Revolution
Nishtha Jain | 2002
France, India, Norway | 105 min | 12+ years | Hindi, Punjabi with English subtitles

Farming the Revolution takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protests against the Indian government’s then newly enacted farm laws during the COVID lockdown. Over half a million […]

Topics: Activism / People Power, Food, Geo-politics & Democracy, Human Rights, Land Rights, Workers' Rights
(Dis)Connected
Thursday 15 October 2026, 5:30pm
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Inverness

Curated by the Eden Court Cinema Youth Board, this programme of short films explore the spaces where people search for connection while navigating isolation and the search for community.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Better conversations, Education & Young People
Culture Vultures: Time For Change
Tuesday 18 August 2026, 6:30pm
EMBASSY Gallery, Edinburgh

What does it look like to live in a city that is a key participant in a giant, often elitist cultural industry? What happens if you live here, make art, […]

Topics: Activism / People Power, Art & Media in Social Change
TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organising
Tuesday 25 August 2026, 7:30pm
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee

Take One Action presents the Scottish premiere of TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organising. We will be joined by special guests for an extended introduction to the […]

Topics: Activism / People Power, Art & Media in Social Change, Race & Ethnicity, Women's Empowerment
TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organising
Louis Massiah and Monica Henriquez | 2025
United States | 105 min | English with English subtitles

A biography of the influential writer, filmmaker and cultural worker Toni Cade Bambara, who with humour and deep insight, inspired a generation of artists to dedicate themselves to community empowerment. […]

Topics: Activism / People Power, Art & Media in Social Change, Race & Ethnicity, Women's Empowerment
Power Up! Film Screening, Discussion And Collective Poetry Making
Wednesday 10 June 2026, 7:00pm
Grassmarket Community Project, Edinburgh

As part of the Great Big Green Week, Take One Action and Grassmarket Community Project are partnering for a special community cinema screening exploring energy and who owns it, from […]

Topics: Activism / People Power, Art & Media in Social Change, Climate, Environment & Energy, Geo-politics & Democracy, Land Rights
Power Up! What’s Your Story?
Wednesday 10 June 2026, 3:00pm
The Crannie, Edinburgh

Join Take One Action for a special Great Big Green Week workshop exploring how we talk about why we care about climate, nature and community energy, and how those stories […]

Topics: Activism / People Power, Environment & Energy
Esther and the Law
Tatiana Scheltema | 2023
Netherlands | 72 min | 12+ years | English, Dutch

What does it take to go against a multinational?

Topics: Activism / People Power, Environment & Energy, Human Rights, Workers' Rights
Twice Colonized
Lin Alluna | 2022
Canada, Denmark, Greenland | 91 min | 12+ years | English, Danish, Greenlandic...

Can you change the world and mend your own wounds at the same time?

Topics: Activism / People Power, Climate, Race & Ethnicity
Happyend
Neo Sora | 2024
Singapore, United Kingdom, United States | 113 min | 15+ years | Japanese with English subtitles

Infused with the raw energy and pulsing with a techno soundtrack, Happyend is a hopeful, youthful vision of resistance and joy in the face of control. Set in a dystopian […]

Topics: Activism / People Power, Education & Young People, Wellbeing & the Cost of Action
The Miracle on George Green
Onyeka Igwe | 2022
United Kingdom | 12 min | English with English subtitles

At the heart of this artistic ode to the commons is the 1993 campaign to save a sweet horse chestnut tree in George Green, Wanstead.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Environment & Energy
Power Station (Glasgow)
Saturday 27 September 2025, 2:00pm
GMAC, Glasgow

Two artists and activists are on a mission to power their street with solar energy, one home at a time.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Climate, Environment & Energy
Red Skirts on Clydeside (Glasgow)
Saturday 27 September 2025, 5:00pm
GMAC, Glasgow

A documentary about the hidden stories of women’s activism in the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915, presented by Living Rent.

Topics: Activism / People Power, UK Poverty, Women's Empowerment
Power Station (Inverness)
Friday 10 October 2025, 5:30pm
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Inverness

Two artists and activists are on a mission to power their street with solar energy, one home at a time.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Climate, Environment & Energy
Red Skirts on Clydeside (Inverness)
Saturday 11 October 2025, 7:30pm
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Inverness

A documentary about the hidden stories of women’s activism in the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915, presented by Living Rent.

Topics: Activism / People Power, UK Poverty, Women's Empowerment
Power Station (Dundee)
Friday 7 November 2025, 6:00pm
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee

Two artists and activists are on a mission to power their street with solar energy, one home at a time.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Climate, Environment & Energy
Power Station (Edinburgh)
Thursday 18 September 2025, 8:15pm
Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Two artists and activists are on a mission to power their street with solar energy, one home at a time.

Topics: Activism / People Power, Art & Media in Social Change, Climate, Environment & Energy
Red Skirts on Clydeside (Edinburgh)
Sunday 21 September 2025, 3:00pm
Filmhouse, Edinburgh

A documentary about the hidden stories of women’s activism in the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915, presented by Living Rent.

Topics: Activism / People Power, UK Poverty, Women's Empowerment
Page 1 of 2912345...1020...»Last »

Inspiration to your inbox

Sign up to our newsletter

Contact

Take One Action Film Festivals
32-36 Dalmeny Street
Edinburgh
EH6 8RG

Email info@takeoneaction.org.uk

Charity number: SC041430

About Us

Take One Action believe small actions lead to big ones, and that we all make a difference. We connect individuals and groups through film, creativity and action - for a better world, starting from Scotland.

Connect

Take One Action! on Facebook Take One Action! on Twitter

Take One Action! on Instagram Take One Action! on Vimeo

Funded by

Creative Scotland logo

Media partner

The Skinny logo

© 2026 Take One Action Film Festivals - All rights reserved
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • Website by Pooka&co
This website uses Cookies to improve your experience. You can read more at our Terms & Conditions page. Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT