The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva handed out several awards on Sunday to films that not only push cinematic boundaries but bring to light stories of youth struggles and injustice. The Grand Prize of Geneva for a creative documentary went to the film “Shadow Game” directed by Dutch filmmakers Eefje Blankevoort et d’Els Van Driel. The film follows young migrants on their way to Europe, “playing their game" by trying to cross the borders that stand in their way. The documentary uses videos and social media content produced by the teenagers themselves. Shadow Game also won the Youth Jury Award. When announcing the award, a member of the youth jury said that the film created an intimate connection between the viewers and the young migrants in the film. “We felt immersed in the game and saw echoes of ourselves in this reality parallel to our own,” she said. The Grand Prize winner in the fiction and human rights category was “Veins of the World” by...
