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 second event will take place on Friday, April 24 at 9:00 PM in the Sala dell’Orologio of Palazzo della Libertà in Bergamo, featuring a screening of the documentary film The Infinite Happiness (France, 2015, 85’) by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine. The film offers an unusual architectural portrait of “8 House”, a large-scale residential project designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels on the outskirts of Copenhagen.

Artist and filmmaker duo Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine spent a month living inside the building, exploring it as a “vertical village” and a proposed model for contemporary communal living. Through a mosaic of residents’ stories, the film builds an intimate, human map of life within the structure. Revealing how architecture shapes everyday relationships, the documentary asks whether innovative design can truly foster collective happiness.