Dear Future Children

Dear Future Children puts the spotlight on three brave and inspiring young activists, each from different backgrounds and different continents. 20-year-old director Franz Böhm tracks the new generation at the heart of a seismic political shift toward global protest in a time of growing inequality, oppressive governments and climate crisis. Rayen protests for social justice in Chile, Pepper fights for democracy in Hong Kong and Hilda battles the devastating consequences of climate change in Uganda, each dedicated to their cause despite significant personal danger and almost impossible odds.

‘In an increasingly busy and noisy world, where it gets harder to fully understand international conflicts, the effects of climate change and the wide-reaching consequences of social injustice, I think it is more important than ever to hear stories of individual human beings who are affected by that, and who are doing everything they can to fight against it. By reading articles about let’s say the conflict in Hong Kong, you can get an idea of what’s happening there and it’s important to do that, but hearing one individual story is even more powerful. That’s where filmmaking can be an effective tool which can reach large audiences and contribute to social change.’

Director Franz Böhm, from an interview with Geneva Solutions.