Film clubs: Thank You for the Rain
Join Art + Ecology Edinburgh for an online screening and conversation.
Join Art + Ecology Edinburgh for an online screening and conversation.
Join Greener Kirkcaldy for a free online screening and discussion.
An uplifting environmental film that explains why the world needs to plant more trees in the tropics and the amazing things that can happen when we take care of the people tending the forests.
A story of courage and conviction that captures the journey of a charismatic young political activist in Kenya.
Join Take One Action’s Tanatsei Gambura live at 20:30 on Monday, 21st September in conversation with the film’s director, Sam Soko, alongside protagonists Njeri Mwangi and Khadija Mohamed as we explore the complexities of activism in Kenya and the position of women’s voices in freedom struggles.
A specially-curated selection of shorts exploring the paths towards land rights that favour people and planet over profit and power.
A story of courage and conviction that captures the journey of a charismatic young political activist in Kenya.
In a drought-prone, oil-rich area in Northern Kenya, a community’s ancestral land has been taken for oil extraction. When the women in the community — who traditionally have no say in things related to land — realise that the promise of jobs, money and reliable irrigation will never materialise, they rally together to protect their future and fight greed, patriarchy and corrupt politics.
This film is part of the programme ‘The Land Beneath Their Feet’.
12-year-old Sabina fights for her rights and, together with hundreds of other girls her age, strives to end circumcision of girls her age in Kenya.
The elder women of Nairobi’s most dangerous slum decide it’s time to fight back.
Sonko boxed her way from the Kariobangi slum in Nairobi all the way to the Kenyan national women’s team. Now she is training the next generation of female boxers, giving them confidence and leadership along the way.
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.
A hard-hitting and moving account of female genital mutilation in Kenya.
A moving portrait of resilience on the frontlines of climate change.
A beautiful collection of black and white short films exploring the challenges facing LGBT men and women in many parts of Africa.
A widower investigates his wife’s murder in a corrupt world
The dramatic story of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees won her a Nobel Peace Prize
A young Kenyan’s life changes drastically when his education is sponsored. Years later, he founds his own scholarship program to replicate the kindness he once received.