Film tip
One World NMNM 2025: The Young Generation is in this with us
Interview
After last year's successful first year, the cultural center will once again offer a rich program this April during the One World human rights documentary film festival. More than 1,500 children and youth from 6 to 18 years old from a total of 11 schools in the Novoměstské region have registered for the school screenings, which will take place in the morning hours from April 22 to 25.
The screenings will be held at three locations and four moderators will be needed. The program for the public, which is prepared from April 24 to 27, is also packed. This year, the organizational team is very happy to have reinforcements. These are five young people who are voluntarily helping with the preparation and implementation of the festival. Zdenka Sokolíčková conducted an interview with Ema Svobodová, a sixth-year student at the Novoměstské grammar school.
Why do you think the One World festival makes sense?
ES: The festival is a unique opportunity to broaden your horizons on the topic of human rights and world events. I think it is very important, especially for us young generation. That is why I am happy with the concept of school screenings, which have selected topics that could (and should) interest us.
Why did you decide to help with the Nové Město edition of the festival as a volunteer this year?
ES: I like to support things that make sense to me. I see it as an opportunity to influence at least a small part of the world, even though I do not yet have the right to vote. When I learned about the offer to help with the festival, I saw it as an opportunity to gain experience in preparing the festival, meet interesting people and delve into current social issues. When we later talked about it in our group of friends from the drama school and we had the same opinion on the matter, there was no reason to hesitate.
Which point of the program would you especially warmly invite the audience to?
ES: I definitely recommend the film The Other, which authentically captures the phenomenon of the so-called glass children (children who have siblings with disabilities, ed. note). I'm probably most looking forward to the film No Other Country, which recently won an Oscar, and I think the discussion after the screening will be worth it. What point on the program are you most looking forward to?
ZS: I'm looking forward to the atmosphere of a full hall, where everyone is in the same boat. A community of people who are not indifferent to injustice, who are determined to know more and debate.
