Youth Voice panel discussion & documentary Your Turn (Espero tua (re)volta) by Eliza Capai (Brazil)
26 October
14:00-15:30 and 16:00-17:45
Cultural Center Caisa (Kaikukatu 4, Helsinki)
The Latin American Film Festival Cinemaissí organizes a panel discussion on Youth Voice on Saturday 26 October at 14:00-15:30 at Cultural Center Caisa (Kaikukatu 4).
The discussion is followed at 16:00-17:45 by Eliza Capai's documentary Your Turn (Espero tua (re)volta) about youth protests in Brazil in 2013-2018.
CINEMA IN CONVERSATION: Youth Voice
Join us for a celebration of youth voice, self-organisation and everyone's right to education.
What are youth willing to do to fight for education and for the future? What does civil disobedience and social action mean for young people in Finland? What is the importance of documentary-film making in bringing about change?
We discuss the situation in Finland, and also compare with Brazil and Argentina, where privatisation of education is on the increase of what was considered some of the best public education systems some decades ago. Hear from panelists if they believe that could happen here in Finland.
In conversation with:
- Emma Aurora Ahlroos, 16 yr old High School Student, Elokapina - Extinction Rebellion Finland
- Thomas William Poole, Journalist, Photographer, Documentary Filmmaker
- Aleksi Vehmassalo, Pre-school Teacher, Teacher Student Union Suomen Opettajaksi Opiskelevien Liitto SOOL, Green Party Youth/ Vihreät nuoret
- Jenna Sorjonen, Education Policy Expert, Student Union of the University of Helsinki/ Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta - HYY
- Amos Wallgren, Student Activist, Left Students of Finland, Vasemmisto-opiskelijat - Vasop, Sitoutumaton vasemmisto
The discussion is moderated by: Eino Antonio, Freelance Journalist and Filmmaker.
The discussion if open and free of charge.
YOUR TURN (Espero tua (re)volta) / Eliza Capai, Brazil, 2018
The Youth Voice discussion is inspired by the documentary film Your Turn (Espero tua (re)volta) by Eliza Capai. The film follows young people in Brazil who occupied their schools in protest against the government closing them down in 2013-2018. Their fight to protect the quality of their free public education became a fight for their voice and rights. The documentary is Amnesty International Prize winner.
Tickets: 9,50 / 8,00 €.
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The Youth Voice discussion event is part of Cinemaissí's ‘Cinema in Conversation’ talks series that deep dives into four broad themes reflected in Cinemaissí festival's film selection: LGBTQ+, feminism, youth movements and indigenous cultures.
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL CINEMAISSÍ
23-27 October, Helsinki
15 films from 10 Latin American countries.
"This year, the Latin American Film Festival Cinemaissí casts light on the transgression and the battle of the so-called minorities that raise their voices and demand to be heard." - Carlos Marroquin, Artistic Director