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Dear Future Children
Feature-length documentary - 2021
Global protests are on the rise.
Historic demonstrations in Chile, school children striking all over the world.
Who are the young leaders and activists behind this seismic political shift?
Dear Future Children is a portrait of the new generation bringing attention to topics which have been under reported for too long.
The film explores the impact of their activism on their own lives, their personalities. The film shows the challenges of activism and explores the motivation of why they keep going nevertheless.
Press comments
- "Dear future children, this fight is for you": This is what director Franz Böhm experienced while filming in Chile, Uganda and China - watson, 10/15/2021
- "Dear Future Children" director Franz Böhm talks about activism and death threats - Frankfurter Rundschau, 10/13/2021
- Portrait of the protest - ARD titel thesen temperamente, 10.10.2021
- Three activists in three countries: The documentary Dear Future Children - SWR2/SWR Television: kunscht!, 07.10.2021
- "Director on activist:inside documentary: 'Giving a platform'" - taz, 16.09.2021
- "Stunning debut" - Süddeutsche Zeitung, 24.08.2021
- "The last way is the very loud way, they find their voice on the street" - SR2, 07/16/2021
- Director Franz Böhm makes film about young climate activists worldwide - SWR, 14.07.2021
- Gerlingen director with award-winning film: With the camera in the midst of the protests - Stuttgarter Nachrichten, 19.03.2021
- "You can't pay rent on activism". - now, 19.02.2020
Crew
- Director
Franz Boehm - Camera
Friedemann Leis - Producers
Ansgar Wörner, Connor O'Hara, Jennie Scott, Jamie Gamache - Creative Producer
Nico Gerspacher - Unit Production Manager
Fabian Lieb - Editor BFS
Daniela Schramm Moura - Film music
Hannes Bieber, Leonard Küßner - Assistant Editor
Andreas Köstler, Natalie Kölbl - Sound supervisor/ designer
Marco Schnebel - Sound design
Marc Lehnert - Re-recording mixer
Volker Armbruster - VFX Artist
Marco Erbrich - Color Grading
Chris Bell - Dialogue Editing
Angelo Diaz - Trailer editor
Miranda Siegman - Head of Communication
Kaila Hunte
Awards
- Hot Docs Festival 2021, Toronto
Audience Award - FIFDH 2021, Geneva
Public Award - Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis 2021, Saarbrücken
Audience Award Documentary - NaturVision Film Festival 2021, Ludwigsburg
NaturVision Film Award Rethinking - NaturVision Film Festival 2021, Ludwigsburg
NaturVision Film Music Award