Legends of tomorrow

Through stories we communicate to people, we learn how to act toward one another, what we value and what is possible. Stories preserve our own history and culture, passing it along in a form that’s easy to remember to the next generation. As the world has become more mobile and we have become more accustomed to being away from home and due to the influence of Internet media and cinematography, less and less stories and legends are passed down by word-of-mouth (known as oral tradition). With this project we are aiming to save our stories and preserve them using film-making as a modern tool that is easily accessible for young people. The power of film to make an emotional connection and how best to enable people to experience it through non-formal education we aim to put film at the heart of young people's learning and cultural experience through the project called "Legends of tomorrow". Participants will deeply explore their culture and will bring stories, tales, legends and fables that are on the edge of extinction in their countries. During the youth exchange participants will keep the plots from each story and combine them into one common story. Participants will create their own film production and turn their common story into a short film as a final product.
This project will include exchange of ideas, information, art and other aspects of culture in order to foster mutual understanding between young people coming from different countries. Participants will discover the spectrum of similarities between their cultures, break the stereotypes and prejudices, lose the fear of unknown, feel the spirit of storytelling, experience film production and understand why it is so crucial to keep our stories alive.

Additional information:
Venue: Bulgaria
Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZWxY--xhXOJgE2Sy8cM3H2neBYzRn-AWOCqMiDzgxuM
Deadline: 21.09.2020