One World Screening: Dear Tomorrow
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One World Screening: Dear Tomorrow
- Movie
- Festival
19.30
Dear Tomorrow / Kaspar Astrup Schröder / Denmark, Japan, Sweden / 2025 / 83 min.
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: Czech
Guest: Anna Pospěch Durnová, political scientist at the University of Vienna whose research focuses particularly on the role of emotions in politics, health and mental wellbeing
One World Liberec
Japan has recently become a popular travel destination, but behind the neon lights of its big cities lies an epidemic of loneliness.
In crowded Tokyo, millions of people struggle with profound social isolation. In an era of digital chats, robot restaurants and self-service technology, it has grown into a national crisis. The Japanese government has responded by appointing a minister for loneliness. The film follows people searching for the courage to connect with others and make a fresh start amid the city’s anonymous crowds. A chat helpline offers a lifeline, with its team responding to thousands of people in crisis each day. The director explores the tension between modern alienation and our fundamental need to belong. This empathetic portrait suggests that a way out of isolation can begin with even the smallest contact – a digital message, shared silence or an attempt to reconnect with the world.
Advance ticket sales close at 12:00 noon on the day of the screening. Tickets can then be bought at the venue.