Event Report: Film Evening – Full Time

Date: 29 September 2025

Context: Erasmus+ project Youth for Decent Work, the Common Good and the Environment (KA145)

Location: Pekarna Magdalenske mreže, Maribor

1. Activity Description

As part of the project, we hosted our first film evening featuring the French film Full Time (À plein temps, 2021, directed by Éric Gravel). The film offers a realistic portrayal of a single mother navigating the pressures of work, family responsibilities, and survival within the modern labour market.

After the screening, we held a moderated discussion lasting around 60 minutes. The event attracted mostly high school students and a few university students. Together they created a space for reflection on working conditions, invisible labour, the role of the individual within capitalism, and possibilities for solidarity and collective action.

2. Purpose of the Activity

The film evening was designed with the following aims:

1. to encourage critical understanding of contemporary working conditions and workers’ experiences,
2. to introduce young people to the social and economic structures that shape everyday life,
3. to open a discussion on solidarity, strikes, and organised action,
4. to use film as a tool for reflecting on personal and societal challenges.

3. Process and Youth Engagement

The guided discussion that followed the screening encouraged participants to engage in deeper reflection. The young attendees discussed:

1. the portrayal of invisible labour and emotional burdens,
2. the realism of the situations depicted within the European context,
3. their parents’ experiences with work, workload, and balancing family life,
4. the role of strikes as a legitimate tool of workers’ struggle,
5. the challenges of organising under conditions of overload and precarity.

Participants also shared personal stories and examples from their surroundings, enriching the conversation and linking it to their own understanding of social processes.

4. Outcomes

1. participation of 18 young people, primarily high school students,
2. active engagement in the discussion and expression of personal viewpoints,
3. deeper understanding of the importance of invisible labour and precarious working conditions,
4. strengthened sense of solidarity and awareness of the role workers play in society,
5. dismantling the stereotype that young people are uninterested in labour issues and social justice — they demonstrated strong interest and personal engagement.

5. Learning Effects and Contribution to Project Goals

The event significantly contributed to the project’s core objectives by:

1. strengthening critical thinking, analytical skills, and reflection,
2. helping young people better understand the link between personal experiences and broader social processes,
3. fostering empathy for workers in essential professions,
4. increasing awareness of the importance of collective action, trade unions, and strikes,
5. laying the groundwork for further youth engagement with issues of decent work and social justice.