TAKE ONE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2016 See a world of difference EDINBURGH & The UK’s first major festival celebrating the people GLASGOW and movies that are changing the world 14-25 SEPT The List takeoneaction.org.uk Take One Action connects people, world-class cinema and creative action for a better world - starting from Scotland. We believe that small actions lead to big ones and that we all make a difference. Come, take part and be inspired. Film still: The True Cost (p.28) CONTENTS HELLO! Funders & Principal Supporters 02 2016 has brought seismic changes in Partners & Staff 00 both the UK political landscape and our relationship with the wider world. A-Z Feature Films & Discussions 00 At a time when isolationism and uncertainty may seem to prevail, it is Festival Events 00 vital to celebrate our connectedness, Youth Programme resourcefulness and creativity. 00 Through our screenings, workshops Short Films 00 and audience conversations, our film Thanks festival brings together a plurality of 00 voices that offer a guaranteed antidote Other Activites 00 to powerlessness. We are grateful to our partners, volunteers and audiences for Festival Planner 00 supporting this adventure. Venue & Ticketing Info 00 This year’s programme features more than 40 films from 20 countries, over 50% of which have been directed or co-directed by women. It shines a light on a diversity of experiences that are testament to the role we can all play in shaping our world for the better. Come and meet the everyday heroes JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION – the whistleblowers, farmers, lawyers, VISIT TAKEONEACTION.ORG.UK FOR teachers, healthcare workers, artists, child EVENT DETAILS, TRAILERS AND MORE refugees, feminist activists, journalists, environmental campaigners… – who are pushing for change. Come see a world of difference. Write to us 32-36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG Speak to us tel: 0131 553 6335 email: [email protected] Sign up for our email updates takeoneaction.org.uk/join-mail-list Tamara Van Strijthem, Executive Director Follow us and invite your friends facebook.com/takeoneaction Follow, tweet and retweet twitter.com/takeoneaction #takeoneaction #TOAFF16 Welcome 01 2015 prog qx9_Layout 1 31/07/2015 17:05 Page 9 FFUNDERSunders Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all partsof Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Find out more at www.creativescotland.com Creative Scotland is the public body The Bertha Foundation supports activists, that supports the arts, screen and creative storytellers and lawyers who are fighting to industries across all parts of ScotlandBerth ona Foundatiobringn dre aaboutms o fsocial a mo andre ju economicst world a justice.nd supports forms of behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits activism that aim toberthafoundation.org bring about change. We champion those using media, here. We distribute funding fromla thew a Scottishnd ente rprise as tools to achieve their vision. Government and The National Lottery. Find out more at www.berthafoundation.org creativescotland.com PPRINCIPALrincipal sup pSUPPORTERSorters Christian Aid works globally for profound change that eradicates Christiathen A causesid wor ofks poverty,globally strivingfor pro ftoou achievend chan equality,ge that edignityradica tandes t he causes of poverty,freedom striving tforo a all,ch ieregardlessve equal itofy, faithdign iorty nationality.and freedo m for all, regardless of faith or nationality. www.christianaid.org.uk/scotland. christianaid.org.uk/scotland Global Justice Now campaigns for a world where resources are controlled by the many, not the few. We work in solidarity with Global socialJustic movementse Now inve tost ifightgates the, ex pcausesoses aofn dpoverty challe nandge sinjustice. government policies and corpglobaljustice.org.ukorate actions that harm vulnerable communities in some of the poorest countries. globaljustice.org.uk NIDOS is a network of international development organisations based in Scotland. 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We aim worldwide.to strength nidos.org.uken the contribution of Scottish organisations to reducing inequality and poverty worldwide. nidos.org.uk Oxfam Scotland People Power drives everything Oxfam does, from saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, to campaigning for change Oxfam thatSco tlasts.land oxfam.org.uk/scotlandPeople Power drives everything Oxfam does, from saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, Unison is Scotland’s biggest union, We believe decent, to campaccessibleaigning fo rand cha accountablenge that las publicts. oxf servicesam.org .areuk/ svitalco ttola neveryone.d International solidarity and links with unions overseas are sentral to our work. unison-scotland.org.uk Funders, partners, staff and volunteers UNISON is Scotland's biggest union. We believe decent, accessible and accountable public services are vital to everyone. International solidarity and 02 Funders & Principal Supporterslinks with unions overseas are central to our work. unison-scotland.org.uk 7 FESTIVAL PARTNERS Venue partners: Additional supporters and sponsors: R A D I A L Media partners: STAFF Executive Director: Tamara Van Strijthem Trustees: Keith Armstrong, Simon Bateson, Lucinda Festivals and Volunteers Coordinator: Kirsty Somerville Broadbent, Anna Cwhorow, Garth Reid, Kirstie Shirra, Julie Waugh Wee Green Cinema Coordinator: Catriona Robertson Artistic Director: Simon Bateson Short film programming: Amaya Bañuelos Marco and Giulio Riccardi Patrons: Press and PR: Andrew Eaton-Lewis Ken Loach, Paul Laverty Online Communications: Nicola Hopper Partners & Staff 03 A-Z Feature Films & Discussions MAKE THE MOST OF THE FEST Festival Strands Community Ticket Fund Sisters: Celebrating female Thanks to support form our Action Heroes, empowerment in all its guises we have a number of FREE tickets available for organisations who work with: Close Up: Moving personal stories • young people not in full-time work from the global frontlines or education • unwaged, vulnerable or at-risk beneficiaries Shared Planet: Inspiration and vision for a sustainable future • those with limited access to the arts as a result of cultural or physical barriers Truth To Power: Agents of • low-income members of community groups change challenging economic that have strong thematic links to specific and political might events in our programme The big view The Bigger Picture: To join other Action Heroes and help us stick of the critical issues of our time to what matters by donating, or to apply for tickets, visit takeoneaction.org.uk/give-take Youth Programme: Great films for 15 - 21 year olds Audience Award THE BEST FILM OF THE FESTIVAL... Present a ticket stub from AS VOTED FOR BY YOU another Take One Action 2016 GO Festival film at the Filmhouse Box Office any time before FOR £5! SUN 25 SEPT | 18:00 Filmhouse, Edinburgh Saturday 24 September (i.e. Anticipated age 15+ before the winning film is announced on the Filmhouse website) to get your Audience Award Screening Take the plunge and join us for the final ticket for just £5.* screening of Take One Action 2016 - as voted for by YOU. *One reduced price Past winners have included Landfill Harmonic, ticket per stub. Only valid when booking The Revolutionary Optimists and Chasing in person by 9pm Ice.This year, whether it’s a much-discussed on Saturday 24 documentary or an exciting newcomer, it will September. All tickets bought for this event have fired the imagination and social spirits of are non-refundable. hundreds of festival goers in the preceding days so, whatever you do, don’t miss it. A-Z Feature Films & Discussions 05 this playfully made exposé OPENING FILM UK PREMIERE should be required viewing for anyone wondering what they could do to pitch in Tomorrow and save the planet The Hollywood Reporter WED 14 SEPT | 20:30 A joyful message of hope for a better, greener and more Filmhouse, Edinburgh sustainable future. £10/£8 concs. £4.50 Under 21 (with valid ID) When contemplating the world our children will inherit, it Book via Filmhouse is easy to become paralysed by the prospect of resource scarcity, species extinction and collapsing ecosystems. For THURS 15 SEPT | 19:00 the directors of Tomorrow (actress Mélanie Laurent and CCA, Glasgow environmental activist Cyril Dion) the problems we face are, £6/£4.50 concs. in the most part, only too well known. What we need are Book via takeoneaction.org.uk solutions. Their globetrotting film spotlights inspiring examples of ordinary citizens, local organisers and activists working Production Original Title: Demain together to devise new, sustainable ways of approaching Cyril Dion & Mélanie Laurent food production, energy, education and the economy. From France urban gardening in Detroit to renewable energy sources in 2015, 118 min Copenhagen, via a remarkable direct democracy initiative in Ages 12+ the Indian village of Kuttambakkan, Tomorrow offers other futures to envision – and invites us to roll up our sleeves and get started today. Screening with: Traditional Healing (p.41) Presented in association with: Beyond the screen Find inspiration on your doorstep: join us on opening night, in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, to celebrate the everyday heroes who are making positive change in our communities. 06 A-Z Feature Films SCOTTISH PREMIERE 10 Billion: What’s on your Plate? FRI 16 SEPT | 17:50 Filmhouse, Edinburgh With the world population expected to reach 10 billion £10/£8 concs. by 2050, how will the world feed itself? £4.50 Under 21 (with valid ID) Book via Filmhouse Amidst heated debate (and a fair bit of hot air), comes this clear-headed exploration of global food production and SAT 17 SEPT | 19:00 distribution, which investigates different innovations and CCA, Glasgow visions for our future – including artificial meat, insects, £6/£4.50 concs.