Direction, camera and editing by Mónica Suárez Galindo / Animations by Daniella Toce
Translation to English:
A studio.
10 people.
Moderator: Welcome to everyone, thank you for being here. Today you'll be part of a social experiment. Right now, you are all at the same starting point. The goal is to get to the finish line.”
Each person was assigned a role. And will move forward according to the following affirmations:
- I have water and electricity for the whole day at home
- My parents chose and were able to give me the education they wanted for me
-I am not discriminated against based on where I come from
-I’m free to get legally married to the person I love
-I am not at risk of suffering street harassment
-I am able to purchase the medication I need
-I’m not in danger of suffering bad treatments based on how I look
-I can access a job without being discriminated by physical condition or gender
-I understand all my rights
White man in a position of power role :
”When I turned around I was shocked to see all the people that were behind, that was almost the vast majority”
Authority. Man. 50 years. Married. Living in the capital city. Role:
”I had almost all the privileges that this society gives you”
Pregnant teenager. Living in the Amazon. No high school. Living with her single mother and little siblings role:
“You realize there is so much left to do”
A girl that speaks Quechua. 10 years old. Living outside the capital. Single mother with basic wage:
”I placed myself in the role and I also received discrimination”
Transexual person with a university degree. Sex worker:
“There was a wide difference between what I go through and what this transexual person might be going through”
More roles revealed:
Man with visual dissability. 35 years old. With a university degree in Law. Unemployed.
Woman with HIV. 50 years old. Rural area. No high school studies. Low income. Widow and mother of three kids.
Afroperuvian young man. No steady income. Helps his family but makes the minimum wage role:
“It is difficult to be on somebody else’s feet. A young afroperuvian person without studies, without a job… what opportunities does he have left?”
Woman with HIV. 50 years old. Rural area. No high school studies. Low income. Widow and mother of three kids. role:
“We are all important in this world. “
Diana Saweto: “We need to think about how can we achieve this person to be listened.”
“A member of my indigenous community” role is revealed by Diana Saweto.
“We can’t ignore our reality. We need to take action”
“Walk every step. No one should be running, and no one should be left behind.”
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Our rights are at the centre of our development.
Everyone has the right to participate in the decisions that affect their lives. To live freely without discrimination. A life with access to quality education, health and equal opportunities, justice and dignified life.
Let’s keep working until no one is left behind.