The program kicks off with pre-festival outdoor screenings at City Square, before officially opening with Catching The Sun – a film exploring the international race to build a clean economy. Continuing the theme of global innovation comes 10 Billion - What’s on your Plate delving into what is needed to sustainably feed an entire planet alongside Polyfaces, a detailed study on one of the world’s most famous and ingenious farmers.
Gender and age is covered with Hip Hop-eration – the story of a group of senior citizens taking on an international rapping competition and Code: Debugging the Gender Gap examining the politics, controversies and untapped potential of women in the coding industry.
Elsewhere, program highlights include architectural study The Infinite Happiness, The Price We Pay tackling the flow-on effect of global tax avoidance and Ice and Sky, a personal journey following scientist Claude Lorius unwrapping research and evidence pointing towards the human footprint of climate change.
Rounding out the festival are special guests including filmmakers Shalini Kantayya and Lisa Heenan alongside artists, activists and sustainability leaders such as John Wiseman (Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute), Alex Kelly, Tom Dawkins (StartSomeGood) and Dr Angus Hervey (Future Crunch).
