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Dear Future Children

  • Prayers Do Nothing (Working title)
Documentary Feature | 2019-2021 | Civil / human rights, Ecology, Nature-Environment, Politics, Society, Youth | Austria, Germany, United Kingdom

Main data

DirectorFranz Böhm
ProductionNightrunner-Productions, Frischmuth & Böhm GbR [de], Schubert [at/de], Lowkey Films Ltd. [uk], Übergraphisch GbR [de]
DistributorCamino Filmverleih GmbH [de], Dartmouth Films Ltd. [uk], Magnetfilm GmbH [de], Photon Films [ca], Smorgasbord Picture House [se], Spoton Distribution [ch], Stadtkino Filmverleih [at]

Shooting data

LocationsSantiago de Chile, Kopenhagen, Hongkong, Kampala (Uganda), Fort Portal (Uganda)
Filming regionsChile, Denmark, Hongkong, Uganda

Project data

Budget40000
Film financing
Length of movie1h 29min
Aspect ratioWidescreen USA (1 : 1,85)
Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Trailers/Videos

  • Trailer/Video on Vimeo
  • Trailer/Video on Youtube

Stills

Posters

Press images

Press documents

Behind the scenes

Brief synopsis

Global protests are on the rise. Historic demonstrations in Chile and Hong Kong, school children striking all over the world. Who are the young leaders and activists behind this seismic political shift? „Dear Future Children" is a documentary about the new generation bringing attention to topics which have been under reported for too long. The film explores the impact of activism on their own lives and their personalities and explores the challenges of activism and the motivation of why they keep going nevertheless.

https://www.magnetfilm.de/documentary/films/details/dear-future-children.html

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Vfx producerMarco Erbrich
Motion graphics designerMoril Gnoyke
Motion graphics designerMaria Cerrato
ColoristChris Bell [1]
Director of photographyFriedemann Leis
German Documentary Film award- main award and audience award		German Documentary Film award- main award and audience award
DirectorFranz Böhm
EditorDaniela Schramm Moura
Assistant editorNatalie Kölbl
Assistant editorAndreas Köstler
Trailer editorMiranda Siegmann
Trailer editorThomas Bünger
ComposerLeonard Küßner
ComposerHannes Bieber
ProducerJohannes Schubert
ProducerAnsgar Wörner
Associate producerFabian Lieb
Co-producerConnor O'Hara
Co-producerJamie Gamache
Co-producerJennie Scott
Creative producerNico Gerspacher
Production managerFabian Lieb
Assistant production managerPaula Rosenbaum
Assistant production managerHannah Buhr
Assistant production managerDominik Wieck
Production secretaryRosaria Espinosa
Subtitle translationKatrin Walter
Subtitle translationSophie Tutschke
Sound re-recording mixerVolker Armbruster
Sound designerMarco Schnebel
Sound designerMarc Lehnert
Supervising sound editorMarco Schnebel
Dialogue editorAngelo Diaz
Foley artistVolker Armbruster
Archive researchCath Pick
Marketing, public relationsTim Kohlen
Social media managerKaila Hunte

Production companies

CompanyComment
Nightrunner-Productions, Frischmuth & Böhm GbR [de]
Schubert [at/de]
Lowkey Films Ltd. [uk]
Übergraphisch GbR [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Camino Filmverleih GmbH [de]
Germany (theatrical)		Germany (theatrical)
Dartmouth Films Ltd. [uk]
Distribution Royaume-Uni		Distribution Royaume-Uni
Magnetfilm GmbH [de]
Photon Films [ca]
Distribution Canada		Distribution Canada
Smorgasbord Picture House [se]
Distribution Sweden		Distribution Sweden
Spoton Distribution [ch]
Stadtkino Filmverleih [at]
Austria (theatrical)		Austria (theatrical)

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Finance/Law/InsuranceHowden Caninenberg GmbH
Versicherung		Versicherung
Production ConsultingGaleria Cima [cl]
Film Processing/TransfersCreep [uk]
Sound (Postproduction)Geräuschfabrik

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Franz Böhm2022Sehsüchte [de]
Future Teens		Future TeensNominated
Franz Böhm2022German Documentary Film Award [de]
Main prize		Main prizeWinner
Franz Böhm2022German Documentary Film Award [de]
Audience Award		Audience AwardWinner
Franz Böhm2021fsff - Fünf Seen Festival [de]
Kino & Klima Award		Kino & Klima AwardWinner
Franz Böhm2021First Steps [de]
Best Documentary Film		Best Documentary FilmNominated
Franz Böhm2021Human Rights Film Festival Berlin [de]
Audience Award		Audience AwardWinner
Franz Böhm2021Int. Filmfest Emden Norderney [de]
DGB film prize		DGB film prizeWinner
Franz Böhm2021Filmschau Baden-Württemberg [de]
Best documentary		Best documentaryNominated
Franz Böhm2021Hot Docs Documentary Festival [ca]
Audience Award		Audience AwardWinner
Franz Böhm2021Int'l Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights [ch]
Audience Award		Audience AwardWinner
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Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2022GermanySWR Doku Festival
2022GermanyGoldener Spatz
2021GermanyMax Ophüls Preis Film Festival
2021SwitzerlandGeneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
2021DenmarkCPH DOX, Copenhagen Int' Documentary Festival
2021CanadaHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2021GermanyHuman Rights Film Festival Berlin

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
RepeatGermanyPhoenix [de]Sunday, 30/03/2025, 4.00 AM
RepeatGermanyPhoenix [de]Friday, 15/11/2024, 12.45 AM
RepeatQatarAl Jazeera English [qa/uk]Wednesday, 06/11/2024, 8.00 PM
RepeatGermany3satMonday, 24/06/2024, 10.25 PM
RepeatGermanyPhoenix [de]Friday, 12/04/2024, 12.45 AM
RepeatGermanyPhoenix [de]Thursday, 11/04/2024, 3.45 AM
RepeatGermanyPhoenix [de]Sunday, 07/04/2024, 9.45 PM
RepeatUnited KingdomPrime Video (Amazon)Wednesday, 04/10/2023Amazon Prime
RepeatQatarAl Jazeera English [qa/uk]Wednesday, 09/08/2023, 8.00 PM
First showingGermanyNetflixFriday, 14/10/2022available until 14 October 2023 (GER-A-CH)
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Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseSwedenMonday, 15/05/2023
Theatre releaseAustriaFriday, 14/01/2022
Theatre releaseUnited KingdomFriday, 19/11/2021
Theatre releaseSwitzerlandThursday, 04/11/2021
Theatre releaseCanadaFriday, 15/10/2021
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 14/10/2021

Links

Websites
link to facebook-pagehttps://www.facebook.com/Prayers-Do-Nothing-112608540386473/?notif_id=1586633413112607
link to our IG-pagehttps://www.instagram.com/dearfuturechildrenfilm/
Link to English Wikipedia-pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Future_Children
Websitehttps://dearfuturechildren.com/
Link zu IMDBhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt11191356/
Link zu Kickstarter-Kampagnehttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/youngactivists/prayers-do-nothing-a-film-about-young-activists-worldwide/description
Rating "particularly valuable"https://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/dear_future_children
Jugendfilmjuryhttps://www.jugend-filmjury.com/film/dear_future_children
Articles / Reports
German article about the filming on jetzt.dehttps://www.jetzt.de/politik/protest-und-aktivismus-dokumentarfilm-prayers-do-nothing-ueber-drei-junge-aktivistinnen
article in "Stuttgarter Zeitung"https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.schwaebischer-filmemacher-ueber-proteste-der-welt-die-macht-der-bewegten-bilder.4243183c-2087-44d7-b46d-d2790c913aa4.html
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