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Freedom Fields
The members of a women’s football team in post-revolutionary Libya all share a common dream: to play for their country. As the nation descends into civil war, the women have to overcome immense social, cultural and logistical obstacles to get onto the pitch.
Good Fortune
An intimate portrait of two Kenyans shows how massive, international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit.
Granny’s Flags
Haja Fatma, a mother of eight children, tells the tale of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution.
I Am Bisha
Screened as part of TOAFF18
One puppeteer’s daring quest to pull a dictator’s strings.
Irregulars
Against a tellingly hypnotic factory backdrop, a refugee encapsulates the global immigration crisis in his own wrenching words.
Kafana (Enough, Already!)
Screened as part of TOAFF16
A revealing story about Saharawi refugees who have built up a State based on universal health care and education after 40 years of exile in the Algerian desert.
Kinshasa Makambo
Screened as part of TOAFF18
Explosive portrait of three young grassroots activists fighting for free elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kofi and Lartey
Screened as part of TOAFF20
The commercial district of Agbogbloshie in Accra, the capital of Ghana, is home to 100,000 people – and to one of the world’s biggest electronic waste dumps. Inseparable friends Kofi and Lartey roam Agboglobishie in search of valuable materials, adventure, and an opportunity to define their own future.
The Lazarus Effect
An inspiring celebration of the positive impact of free antiretroviral drug therapy on HIV positive people in Africa