'One word' Is a film about how art helps a student express himself to his peers in a unique way. 'Sammi' is a young African refugee who has fled his homeland with his mother. They have ended up in an alien and hostile Britain. He is struggling to deal with his past which is effecting his present, and ruining his future. He is given the opportunity at school to express himself with a performance piece of coursework which allows him to finally comes to terms with some of his issues.