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When childhood has an expiration date, who carries the burden of knowledge when the world closes?
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          11. – 22. March 2026

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              When childhood has an expiration date, who carries the burden of knowledge when the world closes?

              When childhood has an expiration date, who carries the burden of knowledge when the world closes?

              Following the screening of “If Luck Will Come”, the focus will be on children in conflict and war zones and how play can be crucial to their well-being, development and mental health, even when their everyday lives are marked by insecurity and loss.

              Play is essential for children’s development. ‘If Luck Will Come’ shows how early children’s play and imaginative expression can be restricted in a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, where their opportunities to explore the world are drastically curtailed and the space for imagination is quickly shut down. The documentary opens up a conversation that goes beyond the film’s narrative and brings into play multiple perspectives on childhood, creativity and resistance.

              The panel includes Berit Muhlhausen, director of Mobile Mini Circus for Children, who helped develop the children’s circus we follow in the film, Tahmina Salik, founder of Empowerment for Her, which works for children’s and women’s rights in Afghanistan, Najiba Akbari Omar, spokesperson for the Afghan Daanish Foundation and Mozhdeh Ghasemiyani, psychologist. The conversation will be moderated by entrepreneur and Board Member at The Soulfuls, Veronica D’Souza, and will provide a nuanced insight into how play and creativity can function as a form of resistance.

              The conversation will be in English.