NIÑXS – Convergences Award

Award

Ticket

Sunday 15 March – 14h00

Maison de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence

Boulevard de la Cluse 26, 1205 Genève

Past

At the foot of Tepozteco, a sacred hill that governs the winds and fertility, lies the small town of Tepoztlán. Against this backdrop, fifteen-year-old Karla's body and mind are undergoing a revolution. While Karla navigates her transition, Kani shapes eight years of footage into a joyful film, as they handle the vagaries of a rural trans adolescence together.

The Convergences Foundation operates within the Maison de l’enfance et de l’adolescence (MEA) at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG). It develops cultural projects for both patients and the wider public, forging connections between healthcare, culture and civic life.

As part of this collaboration, FIFDH runs a “Youth Jury” workshop with the Foundation. Following screenings, discussions and mediation sessions, young people from different MEA units come together to deliberate and award the Convergences Prize. The process is often intense and deeply affecting, and gives young participants a chance to have their voices heard beyond the hospital setting.

In partnership with the Convergences Foundation

Discussion

Miya Brockmann