Dear Future Children
Dear Future Children | |
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Directed by | Franz Böhm |
Produced by | Ansgar Wörner Johannes Schubert Connor O'Hara Jamie Gamache Jennie Scott Nico Gerspacher Fabian Lieb |
Cinematography | Friedemann Leis |
Edited by | Daniela Schramm Moura |
Music by | Hannes Bieber Leonard Küßner |
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Countries | Germany United Kingdom Austria |
Language | English |
Dear Future Children is a documentary film directed by about young activism worldwide.[1] The German-British-Austrian co-production provides insights into the lives of three young activists from Hong Kong, Uganda and Chile and examines the impact on their daily lives.[2] The film premiered on 18 January 2021 at the , which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plot[]
The film explores the challenges and motivations of activism to recognize what drives activists and studies the modern organization of protest movements.[3] 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.
Background[]
Dear Future Children is the feature film debut of director Franz Böhm. The project was mainly financed through a crowdfunding campaign. The project was selected as a "Project we love" on Kickstarter.[4]
Originally the film project was known under the working title Prayers Do Nothing.
Accolades[]
Dear Future Children received the Audience Award at the 2021 Hot Docs Documentary Festival,[5] the 19th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH)[6] and the .[7] Due to its win at Hot Docs, the film now automatically qualifies for 2022 Academy Awards.[5]
The Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW) in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating "besonders wertvoll".[8]
At the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, it was cowinner, alongside Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers's film Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, of the Inspiring Voices and Perspectives award.[9]
References[]
- ^ "dearfuturechildren The Crew". dearfuturechildren.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Schwäbischer Filmemacher über Proteste der Welt: Die Macht der bewegten Bilder". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Von Aktivismus kann man keine Miete bezahlen". jetzt.de. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Prayers Do Nothing - A film about young activists worldwide". Kickstarter. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Hot Docs film festival honours Dear Future Children with top prize". CBC News, May 10, 2021.
- ^ "The FIFDH unveils its 2021 awards list". fifdh.org. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Die Preisträger·innen 2021". ffmop.de. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "DEAR FUTURE CHILDREN". fbw-filmbewertung.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Donald Macdonald, "Sudbury entertainment briefs: New novel; Cinefest awards". Sudbury Star, October 3, 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- English-language films
- German films
- British films
- 2021 documentary films
- German documentary films
- British documentary films