BSIFF
Global Impact showcase

This impact showcase celebrates films that tell stories of giant shifts in culture, innovation, enterprise, legislation as well as nuanced micro-initiatives that are creating the all-so-very important ripples that are destined to give birth to tomorrow’s waves of positive change.

This is a curated showcase intended to inspire and create awareness about 360 degree sustainability and our role in ensuring that.

SPECIAL FEATURE


YANUNI | Inside the Battle for the Amazon | Oscar® Shortlisted Documentary Feature Film

Directed by award-winning director Richard Ladkani and produced by Leonardo DeCaprio, Anita Ladkani and Juma Xiapia the environmental documentary thriller YANUNI is a story of love and resistance.

YANUNI follows Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia, who rises from activism to Brazil’s new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples. While her husband Hugo, a federal agent, raids illegal gold mines, she navigates politics, threats and impending motherhood — at the personal cost of resistance.

CREDITS — Featuring JUMA XIPAIA and HUGO LOSS Director RICHARD LADKANI Produced by ANITA LADKANI and RICHARD LADKANI Producers JUMA XIPAIA, LEONARDO DICAPRIO, JENNIFER DAVISSON and PHILLIP WATSON Executive Producers JOANNA NATASEGARA, LAURA NIX, ERIC TERENA, DAX DASILVA, MARTIN CHOROBA and PHILIPP SCHALL Director of Photography RICHARD LADKANI Edited by GEORG M. FISCHER Music by H. SCOTT SALINAS Original Title Song by KATÚ MIRIM A Malaika Pictures production In association with Appian Way, Nia Tero, Age of Union, and TELLUX/@DerguteClick With the support of the Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI+)

IMPACT PARTNERS — Age of Union https://ageofunion.com/ Earth Alliance https://earthalliance.org/ Instituto Juma https://institutojuma.org/

Now Is the Time to Save Our Ocean | United Nations

The ocean is our planet’s life support — it gives us the air we breathe, the food we eat and helps fights against the worst effects of climate change. But it’s under threat. At the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, governments, businesses, investors, youth, Indigenous Peoples and scientists unite to accelerate global action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.
ESCP: Family-Friendly Factory
Ethical Supply Chain Program (www.ethicalsupplychain.org)

This video shares an overview of the Family-Friendly Factory program, including its benefits and proven Return on Investment.

A Family-Friendly Factory is one which has considered the distinct needs of its employees with family & carer responsibilities. The Family-Friendly Factory program works to improve factory policies and environments to support working parents.

Factories are empowered to create their own family-friendly policies and provide facilities that promote a positive family-work balance. Each factory entering the Family-Friendly Factory program undertakes an initial needs assessment from which a bespoke program of policies, facilities and activities will be suggested to address these needs.
Advancing the inclusion and rights of persons with disabilities: From Convention to commitment
UN DESA

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the landmark treaty that transformed the global understanding of disability, from a charity and medical model to a human rights-based approach grounded in dignity, equality, autonomy and full participation. From 9 to 11 June 2026, the nineteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP19) will convene at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

THE BUSKING LADY
Subhadeep Majumdar
The documentary charts the incredible journey of a singer and her associates who took to the streets to raise funds for soldiers protecting their country from foreign incursion. A simple yet, unconventional story of resolve and unapologetic patriotism.

We need more than intelligence to #beatplasticpollution
UNEP

From AI neural networks to fungal root systems, we’re living in an age of vast intelligence. But it’s what we do with this intelligence that matters. This is a moment defined by innovation – human, artificial, and ecological. But solving the plastic pollution crisis will take more than intelligence. It will take action. This World Environment Day 5 June, let’s work together to #BeatPlasticPollution. Learn more at worldenvironmentday.global About this Video The soundtrack is a collaboration between Kenyan artist Blinky Bill and Nature – yes, Nature is credited as co-producer through the Sounds Right project: https://www.soundsright.earth/. The track uses real sounds from the wild – wind, birds, trees, water – reminding us that Nature has always had something to say. We just haven’t always listened. Many of the shots are powered by Open Planet https://openplanet.org/ a free global video library designed to help creators tell stories that make a difference. Anyone working in education, climate, or impact media can use it to help bring the planet’s voice to life. Some of the images are AI-assisted, animated from still images created by UNEP or with a Creative Commons license.
How to Build a Sustainable Home | The Magic of Mud
UN Story

Meet the best friends de-carbonizing the construction sector, one (mud) brick at a time. Rosie Paul and Sridevi Changali lead an all-woman architecture firm in Bangalore, India, focused on using traditional materials such as mud to build sustainably in India and beyond. The built environment is responsible for almost 40% of global CO2 emissions. The use of materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, both in production and transport. Can mud be the solution? Architects like Rosie and Sri are reviving raw-earth construction to build sustainable structures that can withstand extreme weather events such as flash floods and intense heat. At the same time, they’re championing more women in architecture and training more women to be stone masons on site. The magic of mud? Its breathable nature allows moisture into the home, improving indoor air quality and avoiding buildup of damp and mold which cement traps and incubates. Mud walls have a high thermal mass which means they slowly absorb heat from solar radiation and store it, releasing it at night in cooler temperatures. This reduces the need for air conditioning units, which consume large amounts of electricity and contain refrigerants that are potent greenhouse gas emissions.
BSIFF Impact showcase
Piccadilly Lights Spotlight Prize
Marginalised UK
Films from Ukraine
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Charity films
AI Films
ADS, CSR and Brand films
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