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PTAFF 2025
LABOR AND WAGE EQUITY
2025 edition of PTAFF shines a spotlight on Labor and Wage Equity. This year, we are curating powerful narratives that explore the future of work, the fight for fair compensation, and the resilience of workers and creators globally.
Through film, art, and dialogue, PTAFF 2025 will elevate stories that reveal both the obstacles and the possibilities that define today’s workforce — honoring the dignity of labor and the unyielding spirit of those striving for justice, fairness, and opportunity.
Our Mission
At the Pembroke Taparelli Arts and Film Festival (PTAFF), we believe in the transformative power of storytelling to inspire change, amplify underrepresented voices, and build a more equitable world. By blending art with activism, we create a platform for visionary creators and changemakers to confront social injustices, spark dialogue, and empower future generations with tools, opportunities, and a shared commitment to shaping a brighter future.
Artivism by any medium Necessary

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Directors :Christine Tournadre Sonia Gonzalez Over the past sixty years, over a million ‘orphans’ were adopted by Western families from around the world. Now many are discovering their past was a lie. From the children who were stolen from their mothers during the Pinochet dictatorship, to Africa’s fake orphans, international adoption is at the heart of an unprecedented scandal. We join investigative journalists, activists and researchers in South Korea, Sweden, France, Chile, Germany, H

Director: Aditya Jhambale This is a a film based on a Sikh family's experiences during the Partition of India in 1947.This traumatic episode in the region’s history resulted in the expulsion of Sikhs from the Punjab, their traditional homeland and the center of their religion and culture. With the division of colonial India into the nation-states of India and Pakistan, there was extraordinary violence, torment, and bloodshed, and mass migration of refugees on both sides of the new border.

Director:Mohammad Shahrestanki Parham's mysterious disappearance from school leaves everyone puzzled, except for his classmate Saman, who knows more than he's willing to share. As concern deepens, Parham's father embarks on a search for answers, uncovering troubling secrets about the pressures and influences that shape the lives of teenagers, revealing the hidden impact of sexuality, trauma, and parental behavior on their children.

Directors :Christine Tournadre Sonia Gonzalez Over the past sixty years, over a million ‘orphans’ were adopted by Western families from around the world. Now many are discovering their past was a lie. From the children who were stolen from their mothers during the Pinochet dictatorship, to Africa’s fake orphans, international adoption is at the heart of an unprecedented scandal. We join investigative journalists, activists and researchers in South Korea, Sweden, France, Chile, Germany, H
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Honoring Assata Shakur:
A Legacy of Resistance and Liberation
At the Pembroke Taparelli Arts and Film Festival, we honor Assata Shakur freedom fighter, writer, and revolutionary voice whose courage continues to inspire generations of activists and artivists around the world.
Through her words and her unwavering stand against systemic injustice, Assata reminds us that art and activism are inseparable forces in the fight for liberation. Her autobiography, Assata: An Autobiography, remains a seminal work of resistance literature illuminating the struggles of Black women, political prisoners, and movements for social and economic justice.
Her legacy challenges us to speak truth through art, create fearlessly, and reimagine freedom on our own terms.
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.” – Assata Shakur
