Headed into its fourth year, Generation Next empowers ten Calgary high school students to pick six films relevant to their generation and gives a new voice to the youth perspective. Featuring a diverse range of genres and stories from around the world, these films reflect the state of indie art cinema curated through a youth perspective for audiences young and old. The curated films will also have high school curriculum ties, and teachers can sign their classes up to watch a film during the 2022 festival.
IMPACT OF GENERATION NEXT
Generation Next Previewer Program: “The relationships and experiences that these opportunities provide will allow our students to thrive, network and kick-start their career ambitions.” - Julie Barton, Calgary Board of Education.
Generation Next Classroom Participation: 100% of teachers surveyed said that "participation in Generation Next added value to [their] classroom instruction and/or curriculum."
Read below to learn about last year's Generation Next lineup.
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Alone
Directed by Paul Tom
fighter
Directed by Jéro Yun
North Korean refugee Jina moves to Seoul to start a new life. Stumbling into a job at a boxing gym, she seeks confidence in her new surroundings by trying the sport herself. LEARN MORE
masha
Directed by Anastasiya Palchikova
Masha, a famed jazz singer, recalls her traumatic childhood, growing up as a member of the Russian mafia. LEARN MORE
raise the bar
Directed by Guðjón Ragnarsson
An ambitious and hardworking Icelandic girls basketball team fights for the right to compete against any team they choose... including the boy's teams. LEARN MORE
Find the teacher package here and discover why it's a great film for education and fun!
RETURNING HOME
Directed by Sean Stiller
RETURNING HOME follows Phyllis Jack-Webstad whose story inspired Orange Shirt Day and parallels the tragedy of Canada's Residential Schools with the environmental degradation of First Nation lands.
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spaceboy
Directed by Olivier Pairoux
A gifted 11-year-old boy secretly builds a hot air balloon with his classmate Emma in an attempt to prove to his father that anything is possible.
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Find the teacher package here and discover why it's a great film for education and fun!
wake up on mars
Directed by Dea Gjinovci
As his sisters suffer from resignation syndrome, a coma-inducing condition that mainly affects child refugees, 11-year-old Furkan attempts to cope with their illnesses by imagining he is an astronaut headed for mars. LEARN MORE
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