Four young people, on the front line of contemporary crises, are committed to building a better future.
From France, Indonesia, India and Lebanon, four young people reflect on their future and that of their community. These intersecting destinies converge in New York, where they share their experiences of poverty with the United Nations.
Through writing, dance, photography and drawing, the protagonists cast a rare eye, with courage and joy, on major contemporary challenges.
The characters
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.
Immersion with our cast in Lebanon...
Early marriage, difficult access to education and decent work, deprivation of freedom, inability to divorce... 11 young Lebanese and Syrian women testify 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 things.
"At least I'm trying to change things,
to prove that women are capable of anything."
Rahaf Mahmoud
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
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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.