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Dear Future Children

PreLab Tzortz 11, 10682, Exarcheia | 14.10.2023 | 19.30 | Admission Free

In “Homo Ludens” Huizinga examines the concept of play as an essential element in many manifestations of human culture, even as a component of competition, conflict, and war. However, in our era, the field of conflicts shifts from “rules of the game” to “total war.” In these unequal battles, the activists that this documentary follows give their own struggles against oppression, inequality, and environmental destruction on the planet for a hopeful future.

Dear Future Children

Franz Böhm | Germany/United Kingdom/Austria | Documentary | 2021 | 89’

The film explores the challenges and motivations of activism to recognize what drives activists and studies the modern organization of protest movements. The project follows activists on the protests in Hong Kong against the Beijing-influenced administration under Carrie Lam, the protests in Chile against social inequality in the country, in Uganda at the local Fridays for Future protests and actions for climate justice and on the C40 World Mayors Summit 2019 in Copenhagen.

 

Franz Böhm is a winning film director and producer with a focus on modern activism and sociopolitical issues. Dear Future Children is his debut feature film which was awarded the audience award at its world premiere at the Max-Ophüls-Preis Film Festival. Its international premieres were held at CPH:DOX and Hot Docs International Film Festival, where it won the audience award, making him the youngest filmmaker ever to receive this award, and qualifies the film for the Academy Awards shortlist.

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