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.

On Friday, August 28 at 9:00 PM, Futura (2021, 105’)—a collective inquiry by Alice Rohrwacher, Pietro Marcello, and Francesco Munzi—will be screened in the Sala dell’Orologio at Palazzo della Libertà in Bergamo.

Through a long journey across the Italian peninsula, the film explores how young people aged 15 to 20 envision the future. What emerges is a portrait of Italy observed through the eyes and voices of a generation sharing stories about the places they live, their dreams, and their expectations, between desires and fears.