30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience

Girls for Future (2021) 10

Australia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Senegal | 2021 | 88 min.

An inspiring story about 4 young front line activists, aged 11 to 14, from Indonesia, Senegal, India, and Australia. They represent the voice of a new generation directly affected by climate crisis and environmental degradation at their doorsteps. Senegal stands for the global water crisis, Indonesia for plastic waste pollution, India for the agricultural crisis, and in Australia we witness the fatal destruction in the oceans and on land through climate change. All of the girls have the resilience and courage to fight back and the power to imagine a better future for all of us.

CountryAustralia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Senegal
Year2021
Duration88 min
Rating10
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Indonesian
SubtitleEnglish, simul. translation cz
Directed by Irja von Bernstorff
Screenplay Irja von Bernstorff
Director of Photography Sonam Rinzin
Music Siggi Müller, Jörg Magnus Pfeil, Sebastian Haßler
Edited by Jonas Harmsen, Kinley Tshering
Contact Irja von Bernstorff

Biography

A German documentary filmmaker and producer educated at the University of Bayreuth and the Sorbonne. She’s worked with many TV stations and NGOs. She shot the series The Farmer - Sonam Zhingpa (2013) for Bhutanese TV. She’s directed the feature film The Farmer and I (2016) and films for children.

Education, Documentary, Environment, Environment