Dear Future Children (2021) on Netflix
NR20211h 29mDocumentary
Three young women campaign in three countries. Pepper takes part in protests in Hong Kong, another in demonstrations against social inequality in Chile, and a third in climate actions in Uganda.
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Three young women take part in activism in Hong Kong, Chile and Uganda. In Hong Kong, protests target the Beijing-influenced administration under Carrie Lam. In Chile, demonstrators protest against social inequality, and in Uganda a young activist campaigns with Fridays for Future for climate justice. The activists are also followed to the C40 World Mayors Summit 2019 in Copenhagen. The film is divided into three thematic parts shown as a parallel montage. It lets the activists and other directly affected people speak instead of expert interviews, and includes contributions from various media outlets.
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dear Future Children (2021)
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- While filming in Chile on 30 January 2020, director Franz Böhm was shot at close range by a policeman, who hit him in the back of the head with a rubber bullet, and only his protective clothing, gas mask and helmet prevented serious injury.
- The team faced pressure from the Chinese region, including a large number of concrete death threats and calls for bounties on director Franz Böhm's head, while team members' digital and bank accounts were increasingly targeted by attempted hacking attacks.
- Working with students from the Universities of Harvard and Stanford, the team tracked and legally countered attacks, secured its data and communication channels, and used newly developed technology to export the footage from Hong Kong while protecting the identities of all recognisable participants.
- Dear Future Children won the Audience Award at the 2021 Hot Docs Documentary Festival, and that win automatically qualified the film for the 2022 Academy Awards.
- The production drew filmmakers, journalists, activists and other contributors from over 15 different countries, and the team had an average age of only 21, which is considered exceptionally young.
