Starting March 27, GAMeC in collaboration with Lab 80 film and the The Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the University of Bergamo, presents A Practice of Freedom, the Film Program dedicated to the themes of Pedagogy of Hope, GAMeC’s interdisciplinary initiative that explores education as a practice of freedom and transformation.

Throughout 2026, on a monthly basis, the film series will bring together great classics, auteur cinema, and artists’ videos, offering new opportunities for discussion and in-depth exploration.

Inspired by the thought of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and American activist and writer bell hooks, A Practice of Freedom will explore alternative narratives and critical perspectives on three main themes: the marginalization of certain subjectivities and social groups, capable of challenging traditional paradigms and imagining a culture of resistance; pedagogical experimentation within artistic and creative practices, aimed at building shared knowledge capable of producing effects on social reality; and the exploration of issues related to new technologies and the implications of algorithmic thinking, envisioning a more conscious, ethical, and responsible use of them.

The program opens on Friday, March 27, at 9:00 PM in the Sala dell’Orologio at Palazzo della Libertà in Bergamo, with the screening of Wider Than the Sky by Valerio Jalongo (2025), a documentary film that addresses artificial intelligence as one of the greatest challenges of our time.

Wider Than the Sky reveals surprising aspects of AI: from mysterious corporate black boxes to artists creating alongside generative artificial intelligence; from world champions competing against AI-guided drones to humanoid robots claiming to experience emotions. Through science, poetry, and art, the film embarks on a journey around the world to investigate the mystery of consciousness, in search of an answer to what makes us human.

The screening will be in the original language, with Italian subtitles.