When childhood has an expiration date, who carries the burden of knowledge when the world closes?
After the screening of 'If Luck Will Come', journalist Sofie Buch Hoyer will tie up the threads in a conversation about childhood in Afghanistan with Berit Muhlhausen, director of Mobile Mini Circus for Children and co-developer of the children’s circus we follow in the film, and Najiba Akbari Omar, spokesperson for the Afghan Daanish Foundation.
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, and Najiba Akbari Omar, spokesperson for the Afghan Daanish Foundation. The conversation will be moderated by journalist Sofie Buch Hoyer and will provide a nuanced insight into how play and creativity can function as a form of resistance.
The conversation will be in English.
