A film festival will be held in Bristol to raise awareness of human trafficking and continue to build the movement against the growing illegal trade.

November's Unchosen festival is a project addressing "21st-century slavery" through award-winning films, with talks by directors, live performances and hand-out information.

Human trafficking – which includes people being forced into the country to work and be exploited – has become the second largest illegal industry worldwide, behind only to the arms trade.

The films being shown across the four Fridays in November, include the UK premier of Victoria Terminus, about the survival of street kids in Mumbai; La Forteresse, which penetrates a Swiss reception centre for asylum seekers; and Ghosts, made by world-renowned documentary maker Nick Broomfield following the drowning of 23 Chinese cockle pickers in Morecombe Bay in 2004.

For the second year, Broomfield is the free festival's patron and he will once again be giving a talk about his work.

At the inaugural festival last year he praised festival founder Trish Davidson for "courageously" putting together the event.

Tireless campaigner Trish, who won the extraordinary personal contribution title at the Extraordinary Women Awards this year, said: "I'm very excited about the festival. It's gone up a grade since last year and we have a unique programme of films, with four members of their production speaking at the festival.

"The movement in the Bristol area against this terrible problem has been growing, but it still needs to grow further if we're going to get the right people to start taking proper action.

"This film season tackles a tough subject none of us like to face, but sitting idly by and imagining it isn't happening is not an option for me or the team."

From 4pm on December 11, to 4pm on December 12, Unchosen will be doing a 24-leaflet hand-out to raise awareness of trafficking in Bristol. They are looking for groups of volunteers to do one-hour shifts in the city centre.

Trish said: "We're looking for companies and organisations to get together as a group and help us spread the word."

Directors Gerard Vandervegt; Kim Longinotto and scientific advisor Alice Sala will also be talking during the festival, which will take place in St Stephen's Church, St Stephens Street, Bristol.

A documentary called Our Big Fairtrade Adventure will also be shown in schools throughout November.

To take part in the leafleting event email richard@unchosen.org.uk. For festival details visit www.unchosen.org.uk.