A safe space for dangerous ideas

A group of woman wearing white sit beside stadium chairs, which are printed with colourful headscarves.

Crafted Liberation transforms textile waste into symbols of women empowerment

Art
Australia

For decades, Iranian women have been banned from entering stadiums—a stark representation of their systemic exclusion. Crafted Liberation confronts this reality by turning stadium seats into a canvas for resistance and unity.

People begin to fill up the cinema on the opening night of the Environmental Film Festival, October 2025.

Fifteen years of championing environmental film-making

Climate
Environment

Now firmly in its adolescence, October saw the return of Australia’s premier environmental film festival by Environmental Films Australia. We spoke to EFA’s curatorial trio about the power of storytelling in the face of ecosystem collapse and accelerating climate change.

News, entertainment and climate action, delivered differently

Crafted Liberation transforms textile waste into symbols of women empowerment

For decades, Iranian women have been banned from entering stadiums—a stark representation of their systemic exclusion. Crafted Liberation confronts this…

Hothouse Magazine launches Hothouse Studio, a creative services agency for the climate and social justice movement

Hothouse Magazine and its new studio are vehicles to combat inequality, environmental destruction and disconnection.

A man in a forest stares out into the distance.

Australia’s premier environmental cinema showcase returns 16-23 Oct

Enjoy Australia's premier environmental cinema showcase, with features, shorts, documentaries, cine-art, talks, community activities and more.

Creatives for Disruption

FInd out more

We build the future with the choices we make today

Explore our guide to climate action that delivers impact and joy

Take action

Blurred photo of a musician with long hair and an electric guitar

Photo of hands taken as people stand in a circle and take turns to put their hand in the centre, then raise up their hands while shouting a cheer, usually performed by a group before an action is taken

Support us

We deliver entertainment that informs.
With your help we can reach a larger audience.

Make a donation

Subscribe to get hot content in your inbox

Curated insights, actions and events — no fluff, just the good stuff

By signing up you give permission for Hothousemag to contact you with updates. Your information is safe with us – for more information see our Privacy Policy

A safe space for dangerous ideas

Support us

Magazine Take action About Hothouse Studio

Contact Contribute Privacy policy

Hothouse respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, waters and skies where we live, work and create. We pay our respect to ancestors and Elders, past and present and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to our precious planet. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

A safe space for dangerous ideas

Crafted Liberation transforms textile waste into symbols of women empowerment

Fifteen years of championing environmental film-making

News, entertainment and climate action, delivered differently

Crafted Liberation transforms textile waste into symbols of women empowerment

Hothouse Magazine launches Hothouse Studio, a creative services agency for the climate and social justice movement

Australia’s premier environmental cinema showcase returns 16-23 Oct

We are Hothouse Studio

Creatives for Disruption

We build the future with the choices we make today

Support us

Subscribe to get hot content in your inbox

We are
Hothouse Studio