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.

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

Gianfranco Rosi | 2016

France, Italy | 114 min | 12+ years | English, Italian with English subtitles |

Heartbreak, hope and nostalgia collide in this complex portrait of Lampedusa, a Mediterranean – the first port of call for thousands of refugees hoping to make a new life in Europe.

The story of activists who fought for access to HIV medicines

A film that lifts the veil on America’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanised underbelly that’s been hidden from the consumer with the consent of government regulatory agencies.

A young indigenous leader confronts the fractures in his community as he fights to reconcile traditional teachings with the law to protect the land.

Just a few years ago, an unconditional basic income was considered a pipe dream. Today, this utopia is much closer than we’d ever imagined.

Werner Boote | 2018

Austria | 93 min | 12+ years | English, German with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF18

Environmentally-friendly electric cars, sustainably-produced food products, fair production processes… Can our purchasing power help save the world?

After suffering a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter fights the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.

Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldive Islands, works tirelessly to save his country from the ravages of global climate change.

A unit of all female Muslim police officers are sent to Haiti as peacekeepers for a year, shattering every stereotype the world holds about the capabilities of Muslim women.

As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash?

A moving and powerful exploration of the Indonesian genocide

Christoph Schaub & Kamal Musale | 2013

India, Switzerland | 84 min | 15+ years | English |

Screened as part of TOAFF14

Indigenous inhabitants and landless farmers demand their right to existence by making a 400 kilometres protest march through India.

Julia Bacha | 2017

Palestine, United States | 76 min | 15+ years | English, Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF18

Recontextualising a revolution: a unique opportunity to re-appraise the history of nonviolent resistance in Palestine from a feminist perspective.

Seven grassroots campaigners from around the globe attempt to harness the only force that can prevent catastrophic climate change: the will of the people.  

A harrowing and important investigation into the underground criminal network of sex trafficking