Mov(i)e Activism is, in its organisers own words, an ‘International Activist Documentary Film Festival’. Launched in Serbia in 2016, the festival travels around the world screening documentaries by activists from…
womenandfilm.com, is an online resource which is inspiring, educational, as well as immensely entertaining. Women and Film label themselves as being a film community, whose mission is ‘to further the discussion and…
Figure 1. Virunga Promotional Poster – Netflix. The Netflix documentary Virunga (Orlando von Einsiedel, 2014) tells the story of Congo’s national park, Virunga, home to the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. It…
In January of 2013 it made news around the world that prominent US internet freedom activist and programmer Aaron Swartz had committed suicide. At the time of his death- and reportedly responsible for it- 14 federal…
According to the recent UN report, published a month ago, ‘rapid and unprecedented action’ is required to stop global temperatures rising 1.5°C. So why, a month on from this harrowing report, has an advert about the…
He Named Me Malala (Davis Guggenheim, 2015) follows the touching story of Malala Yousafzai as she became one of the main figures speaking out for women’s rights to education in Pakistan and her call to action for…
Activist documentary exposé Before the Flood(BTF) seeks to educate audiences on US politics surrounding global warming. Beginning with observational footage of a diminishing global landscape, the documentary then…
Figure 1 – SeaWorld’s stock price can be seen peaking before Blackfish was released. Its drastic fall can be seen as a result of the impact that Blackfish had on the public [1] Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s film, Blackfish…
Alex King reflects on the virtual reality projects taken on by human rights filmmakers and activists, addressing the ways they bring new forms of visibility to a range of crises. How might these technologies combat…
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has often been set apart from its fellow satirical current affairs programmes by its concerted efforts to engage its audience in active campaigns to effect change surrounding the…