"La Fortuna, por siempre y para siempre", a cross-generational and participatory documentary

Résumé

This paper is a reflection about the participative video methodology and the creative use of video in group work development, through the creation of the documentary “La Fortuna por siempre y para siempre,” where the personal point of view of twenty-eight children, six teenagers and nine adults about life and coexistence in the neighbourhood “La Fortuna” is shown. Cameras, camcorders, words, feelings, and creativity are the “tools” that have been used. The documentary forms part of a educational communication project that invites the participants to use video and photographic language to think about their identity and the world in which they live. Many of these people live in very difficult conditions and the neighbourhood is, in turn, one with a high ratio of immigrants. The documentary project encourages the active participation and the social inclusion of people and collectives of different ages, social conditions, origins, and culture. Key words: participative video and photography; cross-generational communication and education.