A GLOBAL change film festival will be coming to Glasgow this month.
The full programme for the fifteenth edition of 'Take One Action' has been announced.
Taking on a different format for 2022, the festival will run as in-person screenings, workshops and conversations taking place in Glasgow from September 23-25 - with an additional selection of online events and digital opportunities.
Examining ‘land’ as material, as power, and as terrain for violence and resistance, this year’s programme looks to the earth beneath our feet – while dreaming of new ways to inhabit it.
Charting connections between Palestinian foraging practices and Filipino land defence, migrant justice in the UK and radical mycology, the line-up invites audiences to unearth networks of solidarity across all kinds of borders – and envisioning our embeddedness within them.
Highlights across the programme include:
- The Scottish premiere of Jumana Manna’s Foragers, exploring how foraging for has become a radical act in occupied Palestine as Israel criminalised the picking of native plants.
- The Scottish premiere of Delikado, a captivating journey into the El Nido forest, where a group of Filipino land defenders risk their lives fighting for environmental justice.
- The Scottish premiere of The Mushroom Speaks, an enchanting exploration of what mushrooms can teach us about being in the world: in solidarity, adaptability, and ways of imagining otherwise.
Xuanlin Tham, Take One Action 2022 programmer, said: “It’s with so much joy, excitement, and hope that we share our 2022 festival programme with you.
"In these years of increasing chaos, we find solace and inspiration in the power of storytelling: in the way that a dark room and a bright screen can bring us closer to the people we share this earth with, in that spark of feeling we hope you leave our festival with, in the possibilities for connection, transformation, and togetherness that spark could bring to life.”
Daisy Crooke, Take One Action events and communities officer, added: “Take One Action was set up in 2008 to bring people together and nurture the conversations and questions at the heart of positive social change.
"At a time when the notions of solidarity, equality and justice seem increasingly under threat, it feels more vital than ever to find connection and unearth optimism through shared cinematic experiences.”
All tickets are available on a pay-what-you-can basis, whether in person or online. For more information, visit takeoneaction.org.uk.
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