Show Racism the Red Card - Documentary for children

We are producing a documentary about racism and discrimination in sports and society. This film will be a major part of our workshops with children and adolescents. It shall not glorify hooligans, neo Nazis in the stands or violence, but highlight the stories of real characters from football.
Throughout our journey we will visit district leagues and the Bundesliga, even stop by the Premier League. We will talk with female and male amateurs as well as professional footballers like Per Mertesacker, Jérôme Boateng, Anthony Ujah and Anja Mittag.

The pedagogical film will be utilized during the workshops with children and adolescents. It will promote the prevention of racism, discrimination and exclusion. It will allow for an in-depth analysis of existing structures, to which our workshops will tie on to. Through this movie, we want to establish a quicker and less complicated access to our workshop participants and therefore connect the issues addressed in the movie with our pedagogical measurements.

Racism, discrimination and exclusion – they are unfortunately still part of our daily lives in schools, sports clubs and stadiums. To change this fact, we have to sensitize our children from an early age on. We believe that we will succeed with the help of influential footballers. Their personal stories and experiences are what inspire children and adolescents the most, it teaches them about the importance of moral courage and tolerance. Speaking from experience: Powerful images and personal stories leave an impression.

We were able to take on our first steps with the help of the Manfred Lautenschläger Stiftung and the Dokumentationszentrum Deutscher Sinti und Roma. If we succeed in financing this movie completely, we will be able to produce it up to its fullest potential and our expectations. Especially the cost of travel has been a challenge to overcome, whereas we need to visit and interview our protagonists, because that is what helps the movie thrive. To visit Per Mertesacker in England or Anja Mittag in Sweden can help enlarge the perspective of players abroad.