Dear Future Children

Rayan protests for social justice in Chile, Pepper fights for democracy in Hong Kong and Hilda battles the devastating consequences of climate change in Uganda. Three young women, facing gruelling obstacles, grapple with the staggering impacts of their frontline activism on their personal lives. Fear of failure and not achieving change drives them, more than their fear of violence or death. By facing fear, they transform it into something else entirely. A refreshing film focused on female activists that removes the machismo and grandstanding standard for protest documentaries, Dear Future Children offers as much contemplation as direct action. It examines topics predominantly sidelined by films where the message is more important than the messenger, and places focus on the stakes, sacrifices and supports of activism—the physical and psychological toll of fighting authority, the hidden costs of resistance in pursuit of justice and the crucial importance of community to perseverance. Angie Driscoll

Co-presented with JAYU

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