Young Plato

Original Title: Young Plato

Documentary | 102' | 2022 (Completed)

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Director:	Declan Mc Grath, Neasa Ni Chianain
Producer:	Hanne Phlypo
Writer:	Declan Mc Grath, Neasa Ni Chianain, Etienne Essery

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A maverick Belfast headmaster is determined to change the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs.

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synopsis

At an all-boys primary school in post-conflict Belfast, Northern Ireland, headmaster Kevin McArevey encourages his pupils to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their community, sending them home each day armed with the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers. The boys challenge their school-friends, parents and neighbours to find alternatives to violence and prejudice, and to reject the mythologies of war. Young Plato is full of humour, and shines a positive light on contemporary Northern Ireland, offering a model for building a culture of peace in these troubling times.
Young Plato is een observerende documentaire die zich afspeelt in Ardoyne, een post-conflictgebied in Belfast, waar een gemarginaliseerde arbeidersgemeenschap al generaties lang getroffen wordt door armoede, drugs en geweld. Deze film schetst de droom van schoolhoofd Kevin McArevey en zijn toegewijde, visionaire team. Ze laat zien hoe kritisch denken en persoonlijke zorg, kinderen in staat stelt en aanmoedigt om verder te kijken dan de grenzen en beperkingen van hun eigen gemeenschap. De film laat zien hoe filosofie hen aanmoedigt om de mythes van oorlog en geweld in vraag te stellen, en om de verhalen die hun ouders, leeftijdsgenoten en gemeenschap hen opleggen soms in vraag te stellen.

Credits

Director
Declan Mc Grath, Neasa Ni Chianain
Producer
Hanne Phlypo
Writer
Declan Mc Grath, Neasa Ni Chianain, Etienne Essery

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Minority Flemish co-production
Belgium
Genre
Documentary
Year of production

2022
Production status
Completed
Original title
Young Plato
Original language
English

Technical specs

Running time
102'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
16:9
Available formats
DCP
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

Clin d'oeil films (Brussel)

Engelandstraat 53
1060 Brussel
Belgium

info@clindoeilfilms.be

www.clindoeilfilms.be

Details
Distribution
USA & UK - Transactional VOD - AppleTV, Vimeo, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube

Festivals & awards

Festivals

DocNYC, USA - International Competition - 2021 Greenwich IFF, USA - Official Selection - 2022 Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland - Lord Mayor's Gala - 2022 Vera Film Festival, Finland - Official Selection - 2022 Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Greece - International Competition - 2022 One World - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic - Official Selection - 2022 CPH:DOX, Copenhagen - Official Selection - 2022 Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival, Ireland - Official Selection - 2022 Cleveland International Film Festival, USA - Official Selection - 2022 ACT Human Rights Film Festival, USA - Official Selection - 2022 Biografilm, Italy - 2022 Crossing Europe Film Festival, Austria - Official Selection - 2022 Seattle International Film Festival, USA - Official Selection - 2022 Docfest München - Germany - Official Selection - 2022 Millenium Docs Against Gravity, Poland - We Can Be Hero's Selection - 2022 Sydney Film Festival, Australia - Official Selection - 2022 DocAviv - Official Selection - 2022 DocEdge, NZ - Through the Generation selection- 2022 IceDocs, Iceland - 2022 Valladolid / La Seminci, Spain - Documentary Competition - 2022 Gijon International Film Festival, Spain - 2022 Baltic Sea Docs, Latvia - 2022 Inconvenient Films, Lithuania - 2022

Awards

14 in total a.o. 2022: Karama Human Rights Film Festival - Best Documentary Film | Greenwich IFF - Social Impact Award | Against Gravity sp.z.o.o. - "Zwierciadlo" Magazine's Award + Lower Silesia | Valladolid International Film Festival - Tiempo de Historia award nominee | One World in Brussels - Best Film Award | DocEdge - DocEdge Award | Thessaloniki Film Festival - Special Jury Award | 2023: Royal Television Society Northern Ireland - Best Documentary