Transitions Film Festival 2016

Overview

Pop on your helmet and cycle down to Cinema Nova, the purple home of Melbourne's greenest film festival. Returning for its fifth straight year, the Transitions Film Festival once again boasts a stellar lineup of sustainability-themed documentaries, tackling everything from climate change to activist octogenarians.

The festival begins on February 18 with Catching the Sun, a doco about the race to lead the world in renewable energies. Other standout films include Poverty Inc. — about the damaging side effects of the humanitarian aid cycle — and The Price We Pay, about the methods used by big businesses to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.

Those after something a little more optimistic can check out Two Raging Grannies, about a pair of senior citizens who set out to fix the global economy, or Capital C: The Crowdfunding Revolution, which explores how crowdfunding platforms are empowering an entire generation of artists. As per usual, festival-goers who present their bike helmets at the box office will be entitled to discount tickets.

For the full Transitions Film Festival program visit transitionsfilmfestival.com.