Young Plato
Young Plato
Young Plato
Young Plato
Young Plato

Young Plato

An inspiring documentary from the filmmakers of School Life, YOUNG PLATO charts the dream of Elvis loving, maverick school Headmaster Kevin McArevey and his dedicated, visionary team who are determined to turn the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs. The all-boys primary school in post-conflict Belfast’s Ardoyne, Northern Ireland, becomes a hot-house for questioning violence, as the determined headmaster sends his young wards home each day armed with the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers. The boys challenge their parents and neighbors to forsake the prejudice that has kept this low-level civil war on the boil for decades. YOUNG PLATO hums with the confidence of youth, a tribute to the power of the possible.

Awards & Nominations: ICCL Human Rights on Film Award @ Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2022, Best Feature Documentary @ Irish Film & Television Academy Awards 2022, Special Jury Award @ Thessaloniki DFF 2022, Regional Jury Award @ One World IFF 2022, Honorable Mention Documentary @ Greenwich International Film Festival 2022, Zwierciadło Award for the Best Film on Psychology @ Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2022, Lower Silesia Grand Prix Award @ Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2022, Through the Generations Award @ DocEdge 2022
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