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Cinema on the move

London Migration Film Festival is back with stories of people who moved or carry movement in their blood, bones, souls and dreams.

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Writing rights

A new series of free digital events, ‘Transformative Testimonies: Writing and Human Rights’.

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Climate activism: breaking new ground

A four-day meeting on some of the key issues facing our movements today. It will provide a space to discuss, plan and strategise about how to build a powerful, effective and inclusive climate justice movement.

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Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes

The story of a powerful West African kingdom and British imperial greed. The dispersal of the Bronzes and today’s debate about their future.

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Women directors steal the festival show

This year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival highlights trailblazing women, activists, education as a tool for change and a special spotlight on Latin America, with eight of 10 films directed by women.

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76 days on Wuhan’s frontline

Filmed inside four Wuhan hospitals when Covid-19 erupted, 76 Days shows healthcare workers and patients struggling to survive with resilience and dignity.

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Migration: It’s not one-way traffic

The news headlines are full of stories of migrants trying to come to Britain. But for much of this country’s history, it’s been the other way round. And Britain’s emigration rate remains one of the highest in the world.

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Theatre takes flight

Watching ‘Flight’, a drama about Afghan brothers seeking asylum in Europe, is like seeing “an astonishing 3-D graphic novel being unveiled”.

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The Casteless Collective

The Casteless Collective is an Indian protest music band that highlights social issues that society has tried to suppress.

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The art of non-fiction

A controversial Colombian jungle highway, a candid look at the mayor of Ramallah (pictured); life in a Tehran juvenile detention centre; a street-level view of Ibadan; a Syrian refugee calamity: the Open City Doc Festival is back.

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Making North African waves

‘Waves’ features the work of five contemporary artists linked to North Africa and its diaspora, as they explore regional and global themes.

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Anti-Asian racism: time to act

When a friend of Jennifer Lim was punched in the eye in a London street because she was ethnically Chinese, Lim decided to act. Luckily, acting is her business.

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