Celebrating the power of modern and creative forms of non-violent protest and civil disobedience.

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?

Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander | 2018

United States | 81 min | 12+ years | Indonesian with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF19

The story of a teenager finding her political voice in the face of a natural disaster – a rousing tribute to youth activism and to the role of education in empowering young women.

An insight behind closed doors of the negotiations for the Paris Agreement that reveals a clash of forces.

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 poem for the planet,  Metamorphosis takes the pulse of our earth and bears witness to a moment of profound change: the loss of one world, and the birth of another.

Markus Imhoof | 2012

Austria, Germany, Switzerland | 95 min | English with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF13

Beekeepers, scientists and others discuss the world’s declining bee population and what it may mean for modern society.

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 portrait of poverty, ambition and hope set in a world of waste.

Kim Longinotto | 2013

India, United Kingdom | 90 min | 12+ years | Tamil with English subtitles |

Screened as part of TOAFF13

The Indian woman who after being locked away for 25 years by her conservative village broke free and found her voice as a poet and an activist

A visually dazzling exploration of the global arms trade that lays bare the shocking nexus of lobbying, corruption, slush funds and illicit deals.