The visual impact of films makes them a powerful tool for awareness-raising and the power of media has the potential to create great social change.  This is being used increasingly all over the world to alert more people to social, economic or political problems, both of a global and a more local nature.  

Listen to part of a lecture on the theme of political cinema and read about a film production company whose aim is to entertain in such a way that it will inspire audiences to get involved in the issues that affect us all in the world today.