Take One Action

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With support from @screenscots.bsky.social & @filmhubscotland.bsky.social

Poster for the Take One Action areal Utopias poster, in purple and bronze. Topographic lines of a map intersect with bronze stills from this year’s films. It includes dates and info about funders.

👋 We’re BACK!

Real Utopias will be coming to screens and community spaces near you this autumn:

〰️ #Edinburgh (17-21 Sep)
〰️ #Glasgow (25-28 Sep)
〰️ #Inverness (28-30 Oct)
〰️ #Dundee (7-8 Nov)

We’re excited to share our gorgeous poster for this year’s festivals, designed by Maddie Lennon!

We’ve been asking our team to share their four favourite films ahead of this year’s festival (an idea shamelessly stolen from Letterboxd!).

Here’s the legendary Daisy Crooke sharing her picks 🫛🎥

👉Which four movies would you pick?

Take One Action! Film Festivals | See the change you want to be Take One Action believes small actions lead to big ones, and that we all make a difference. We connect individuals and groups through film, creativity and action - for a better world, starting from Sc...

We are grateful to have been inspired by amazing contributors and fuelled by soup from The Bread Maker and herbal teas from Grass Roots Remedies.

Stay up-to-date with our events over at www.takeoneaction.org.uk

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It was an absolute pleasure to work with Culture For Climate Scotland to put Green Tease together in Aberdeen!

With grassroots campaigners, artists and cultural practitioners, we gathered at The Anatomy Rooms for a film screening and conversation to explore climate justice.

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Take One Action! Film Festivals | See the change you want to be Take One Action believes small actions lead to big ones, and that we all make a difference. We connect individuals and groups through film, creativity and action - for a better world, starting from Sc...

Keep your eyes peeled for our festival announcement to find out how you can learn more about our full Beans on Screen project, by subscribing to our newsletter on the website: takeoneaction.org.uk/

This project is funded by Royal Society
of Edinburgh.

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We want to thank everyone who attended and contributed to our brilliant conversations, as well as FARE allotments and Platform for partnering with us!

People sitting around a table and watching the short films on screen.

With tasty beans-based food from Soul Food Sisters we watched three films about food security, heritage, and community:

- Together We Grow (2022) dir. Jordan Osmond
- Violeta & Sofia (2021) dir. Nofa Pranata
- Frijoles (2020) dir. Giulio Origlia

People sitting around a table and watching the short films on screen.

Close up on Black Beans

🌱Our first Beans on Screen event was a delicious success!

On the hottest day of the year, we were so lucky to be in the coldest room in Platform Glasgowfor our film screening and Living Table with artist Désirée Coral.

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A still image of eyes and the Take One Action logo.

A still image of eyes and the Take One Action logo.

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A highly-textured photograph of several types of seaweed consisting of greens, pinks, yellows and oranges. The seaweed ranges in texture. Some are bowl-shaped in which there are small amounts of water, some are long and flowing, and some have a sponge-like texture. Text above the image reads: Green Tease: Connected at the Root. Text below the image reads Seaweed (2022) dir. Julia Parks

An image shows green, purple, white and red flowers and plants in the foreground, behind which there is a procession of camels travelling across pale-green grassy terrain. Text above the image reads: The Flowers Stand Silently Witnessing (2024) dir Theo Panagopoulos. Text below the image reads: Green Tease: Connected at the Root.

An image of long green and yellow grass and trees with three high-rise flats in the background. Text overlaid reads: Living With Energy Transition. Text above image reads: Green Tease: Connected at the Root. Text below image reads: Presentation from curator Rachel Grant on her collaborative project framed by St Fittick’s Park, Torry

Image shows a group of roughly twenty people standing outside in winter-clothes and holding various signs and placards. One prominent sign reads: hauns affa Torry. Another prominent sign reads: yir nae gettin awa wi this. Text above the image reads: Presentation from Michelle Marshall of Friends of the Earth Scotland about the importance of weaving together social and environmental justice. Text below the image reads: Green Tease: Connected at the Root.

GREEN TEASE: CONNECTED AT THE ROOT
Tuesday 8th July, 6pm-8.30pm @ Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen.
We’ll be exploring climate justice & international solidarity, and reflecting on entanglements between people and land, with short films, presentations, food and a workshop 🌱 Free tickets here: bit.ly/4lxi0yN

CONNECTED AT THE ROOT ✊🌱

Join @takeoneaction.bsky.social for a screening and conversation to hear about two local climate struggle - the fight against new gas at Peterhead & to save St Fitticks Park in Torry

📆 Tue 8 Jul, 6:00pm
📍 The Anatomy Rooms, Aberdeen!

www.tickettailor.com/events/cultu...

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Challenging the Billionaire Takeover: Building the international movement for people and planet
📆 Sat 5 July, 11am - 3.15pm
📍Augustine United Church, EH1 1EL
Book here: bit.ly/4e2ES6O
📢With Global Justice Now Director, Nick Dearden & trade campaigner Seema Syeda
🙋🏽‍♂Talks, workshops & a free lunch🥖🥒🍰

Green Tease: Connected at the Root - Take One Action! A screening and conversation to explore climate justice and international solidarity, and to reflect on entanglements between people and land.

CONNECTED AT THE ROOT ✊🌱

Aberdeen: join us for a screening and conversation to explore climate justice and international solidarity, and to reflect on entanglements between people and land. 🌷

Read more and register here:

www.takeoneaction.org.uk/event/green-...

Edinburgh: don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the founder of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative! 👇

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A photo of the ECHO zines stacked in a cardboard box.

A photo of the ECHO zines at Lighthouse Bookshop on their zines shelf.

We had the dreamiest time launching our first print issue of ECHO, an editorial platform for Scotland-based writers exploring the intersection of film criticism & social justice! 🌀

Now available in our shop: www.takeoneaction.org.uk/shop/zine-ec...

And IRL at @lighthousebks.bsky.social 🤩

Still a few tickets left for Saturday's On The Edge screening - a series of animated shorts focussed on the global far North and climate change that we've partnered up with @manipulatearts.bsky.social for!

Some brilliant films programmed for this, and a panel discussion afterwards, come along.

#SaveThePCC

One of the best cinemas in England, The Prince Charles, is unfortunately being threatened with eviction by their scumbag landlords who want to redevelop the site. If you love independent cinemas, time to mobilise!!! princecharlescinema.com/savethepcc/

A white middle-aged man with short sandy hair, wearing grey overalls, stands in the middle of sprawling marshlands with his black and white sheepdog at his feet. He is looking out into the distance.

Our next DOC screening at The Cameo⬇️

AS THE TIDE COMES IN by Juan Palacios, in partnership with @takeoneaction.bsky.social 🙌

The inhabitants of a tiny island in the Danish Wadden Sea are increasingly threatened by climate change...

26 Feb, 7.30 pm + director Q&A

TICKETS: bit.ly/4hzPOt8

A still from a film called Power Grid, showing a hand-drawn figure in front of a snowy landscape. Text reads: On The Edge: a short film programme exploring climate change at thenorthernmost parts of the planet

We hope you’re staying safe indoors during Storm Eowyn! On the topic of extreme weather, why not plan to watch these animated shorts exploring climate, natural landscapes under threat, community histories and futures? 🧊

Co-curated w/ Manipulate on 15 Feb: www.manipulatearts.co.uk/events/inter...

Four people stand in a row with their arms round each other and smile into the camera. Santa hats have been photoshopped on their heads. Overlayed text reads: Thanks for helping us raise 10k for Christmas! We’re grateful for every penny! See you in the new year!

An off-white background with pastel-coloured illustrations of trees and a television with a globe on it. A red ribbon bow crosses the top left corner. Text reads: Real Utopias. There is a Santa hat on the “s” and a bauble in place of the “o”. Text at the bottom reads: This Christmas, thank you for supporting our mission to bridge film, communities, and social justice in Scotland!

🎄Our little team are off for the holidays, but we’re looking forward to coming back next year to get working on Real Utopias! bit.ly/TOA-RealUtopias Match-funding on our crowdfunder continues until 27th of December. Thanks for all your help towards making Real Utopias a reality. Have a good one! 🎁

🎄For day 12 of #12DaysOfTakeOneAction we're flashing back through some of our goofiest staff videos, with an injection of sincerity from the amazing Paul Laverty.

Can you spare a modest amount to help us reach 10k by Christmas and spread hope far and wide across Scotland? bit.ly/TOA-RealUtop...

Day 11 of #12DaysOfTakeOneAction 🎄 All we want for Christmas is Real Utopias! 🎁 Want to help us make our Christmas dreams come true and reach 10k by Christmas? Donate here ➡️ bit.ly/TOA-RealUtopias

A grid of 9 squares. The top left square contains a logo which reads: 12 days of take one action! The other eight squares each contain a photo of a different person. Text along the bottom reads: Favourite memories and hopes for the future with our trustees a-leaping!

Soft ombre blue background, an image and text. Image shows someone wearing a matching hat and scarf, standing in front of a waterfall, smiling into the camera. Text reads: Leo Torre Barral, "I hope for TOA's future to be full of pushing the boundaries of what community solidarity within film curation can look like. And maybe some events on the environmental and social impacts of fashion for all the garment making nerds (me)."

Soft ombre blue background, an image and text. Image shows someone wearing a blazer and a baseball cap, smiling into the camera. Text reads: Tomiwa Folorunso, "During the 2018 festival edition I was part of a Take One Action post-film Q&A for Time for Ilhan. It was the first time I had ever publicly discussed film with others, and one of my first encounters with a film space that was looking outwards and thinking collectively."

Soft ombre blue background, an image and text. Image shows someone on a sunny day, holding a black and white dog, smiling into the camera. Text reads: Leah Lockhart, "My hope for TOA’s future is that it will become a mile deep and fiercely unstoppable network of activists and art makers that upends status quo responses to social and environmental injustice."

Day 10 of #12DaysOfTakeOneAction 10(ish) Trustees a-leaping! See what some of our Trustees have to say about their favourite memories of and future hopes for Take One Action.

Donations to our crowdfunder will help us make these dreams come true🎄Help us reach £10k for Xmas?

bit.ly/TOA-RealUtop...

A pink and orange ombre background with an image, text and the logo of Scottish Queer International Film Festival. One image shows a group of around 20 people gathered around collage materials and a large board. Another image shows a film still featuring a yellow-painted body adorned with leaves. Overlayed text reads: Uyra: The Rising Forest + mural making with SQIFF, TOAFF23

A pink and orange ombre background with an image, text and the logos of Refugee Festival Scotland and Unity Sisters. Image shows someone standing in a hair salon, looking downwards with a smile on their face as someone else looks on from behind. Text reads: Chez Jolie Coiffure Screened with UNITY sisters in June 2024

A pink and orange ombre background with an image, text and the logo of One World Centre. Image shows four people looking and pointing at a worksheet on the desk they sit around. text reads: Diamond 9 workshop on ethical tech after screening of 'Neptune Frost', October 2024

A pink and orange ombre background with two images, text and the logo of Friends of the Earth Scotland. One image shows two people sat in front of a projector screen - one person holds a mic and looks towards the other person who is smiling back at them. Another image shows a room of cinema-style seating filled with people who look on towards the projector screen at the front. Text reads: Anthropocene screened with FoES as part of TOAFF19

Day 9 of #12DaysOfTakeOneAction Just 3 days left for our crowdfunder donations to be match-funded by Creative Scotland! 😱

🫂 Today we want to highlight some of the wonderful orgs we've had the pleasure of working with! Your donation will help us continue to create connections bit.ly/TOA-RealUtop...

The excellent @takeoneaction.bsky.social film festival are crowdfunding for their 2025 programming, aiming to take their mix of socially conscious films and great discussion around 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. A Christmas donation could really help them, but you don’t have to take my word for it, listen to Paul ⬇️⬇️

Please if you can, consider supporting this excellent crowdfunder from @takeoneaction.bsky.social

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/take-one-a...

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Photograph of two people wearing headdresses adorned with feathers, fabric and cowrie shells. One is seated and plays a guitar. The other is standing and plays a ukelele. Overlayed text reads: Performance by West Papuan musicians, The Lani Singers, 2011.

A photograph from behind of someone holding a microphone. The person looks in front of them towards three seats with mushrooms placed on top of cushions. Overlayed text reads: Mushroom Panel Discussion with A+E Collective, 2022

A grainy photograph of three people wearing jackets and scarves. Two people look towards the sky and the third holds a super-8 camera. There is light refraction from the sun. Overlayed text reads: Super 8 Rebels: An introduction to DIY, ecological filmmaking with Lydia Beilby, 2023

Day 8 of #12DaysOfTakeOneAction - more-than-just-film-festivals! Beyond the Screen, we host various activities to deepen audience engagement with films and the issues they present.

Donating to our crowdfunder will help us continue - can you help us reach 10k before Christmas? bit.ly/TOA-RealUtop...

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A white background with irregular blobs of pink, purple and green ombre. Writing reads: Our events have: Sliding scale ticketing from £0 - £10; Descriptive subtitles; Audience access funds to cover travel and/or childcare costs; Community ticket funds: free group-tickets for community organisations, youth groups & charities.

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A white background with irregular blobs of pink, purple and green ombre. Writing continues from the previous slide: ...and make more connections, which is why we loved "Our World: Signs for the Future" where we got to work with Edinburgh Deaf Festival, SQIFF and Charlie Little. In the centre of the slide is a photograph of four people sitting on a panel at "Our World: Signs for the Future". Four cups of water sit on a blue stand in front of them. One person is signing while the others watch them.

Day 7 of #12DaysOfTakeOneAction 🎄
Access is at the heart of our activities, and we aim to create safe, inclusive environments for our audiences.
🪴We want to keep improving the accessibility of our events, and your kind contributions to our crowdfunder can help us on the way: bit.ly/TOA-RealUtop...