This dynamic documentary from 22-year-old director Franz Böhm captures the struggle for justice by three young
Women in Hong Kong, Chile and Uganda
With a title seemingly aiming this film at younger generations, this dynamic documentary from 22-year-old Franz Böhm is in fact a must-watch for people of all ages. Cop26 has shown how the media landscape is driving a wedge between age groups, with young activists’ work met with misconceptions and ridicule. But this film, as it chronicles the struggle for justice and equality across Hong Kong, Chile and Uganda, is an intimate and empathetic portrait of young people who are simply fighting for a brighter future.
What arises from these vignettes of radical activism and protest is a sense of deep attachment to one’s home, the kind of unconditional love that galvanises spirits into physical and ideological battles. After the raising of metro fares in Santiago in Chile, a move that would directly affect low-income families, Rayen became one of more than a million people who protested and called for President Piñera’s resignation. Their demands, however, were met with
police brutality; nearly 400
protesters were blinded as a result of seemingly deliberate targeting. Such dangers are eerily similar to those endured by young Hong Kong dissident Pepper, who was on the frontline during the demonstrations against controversial extradition laws.