Have you ever met a young woman from a slum?
Yet 1 in 3 young people live in extreme poverty.
We are making a film to give them a voice!
From Jakarta, Paris, New Delhi and Beirut, five young people reflect on their future: what do they aspire to, and under what constraints? As they enter adulthood, what choices are open to them?
Five "anonymous" people, with different experiences of poverty, whose journeys converge in New York to share their vision of the world at the United Nations, on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Anintimate, personal dialogue around major contemporary issues: social justice, the situation of exile, global warming and the place of women.
Immersion with our cast in Lebanon...
In this video, produced from interviews taken in Lebanon, 11 young Lebanese and Syrian women share their lives, which are sometimes difficult, and about what it means to be a woman today.
Early marriage, difficult access to education and decent work, deprivation of freedom, the impossibility of divorce... They bear witness to the obstacles facing women in their communities.
These young women are an example of courage and determination, aware that they are the first to be able to change the boundaries.
"At least I'm trying to change things,
to prove that women are capable of anything."
Rahaf Mahmoud
The characters
Here are a few portraits of the young people we met.
Mamadou, Paris
Mamadou, a 26-year-old refugee, fled Guinea Conakry after protesting for human rights. Arrested, his life was now in danger and to survive, there was only one solution: escape. He arrived in Paris, Gare de Lyon, on December 22, 2017. He called his only contact. No answer. 6 years later, Mamadou has learned to adapt, find solutions and bounce back. He now has a big project: to make a fiction film to tell his story and that of other migrants.
Dian, Jakarta
Every morning, Dian leaves her home in the slum of Kampung Sawah to go to Raja Asia Perkasa, a company specializing in the sale of personal care and beauty products. Two worlds that seem to have nothing in common... Her determination, drawing skills and LP4Y training led her to realize her dream: to become a graphic designer! Today, she has new projects, but she doesn't want to leave the shantytown where she grew up.
Laxmi, Delhi
Laxmi lives in Delhi. Ever since she could walk, she's had a passion for dance. But loving dance doesn't mean being able to do it. She is confronted by the reticence of Indian society for women dancing: training with boys and coming home late after competitions is not a good thing for a girl. But step by step, she tried to make her dream come true. She won a competition and became a dance teacher. Today, she wants to campaign for gender equality.
Soumayraa, Akkar
Soumayraa lives in a village in Akkar (northern Lebanon), an excluded area hard hit by the conflict in Syria, its closest neighbor. The lack of infrastructure and basic services makes it virtually impossible for her to find a job, despite her translation diploma. As there is only one public school in her village, Soumayraa launched her NGO to help families, support women's rights and give children access to education.
They're talking about us...
The precariousness of young people is a very worrying issue.
Their voices are not heard enough, even though their vision of the world is indispensable for our common future..."
Photographer and Director
Frequently asked questions
This film is a docu-fiction. It lies between a documentary (real characters in real situations) and a fictional film (staging, scripted sequences).
We claim to be in the cinema of the real, that is to say that real situations are seen as a force for storytelling and not as a constraint.
In Jakarta, New Delhi and Beirut, we call upon groups of young adults who have completed the LP4Y programs. With 15 of them, we will organize 2 days of seminars mixing artistic workshops and reflections on major social issues related to equality, justice and the environment. At the end of these seminars, we will give the opportunity for some of them to participate in the elaboration of the film script and we will constitute the team of the main characters.