BIGGER THAN US

Directed by Flore Vasseur and produced by Elzévir Films as well as by Marion Cotillard, this documentary is an exploration and an adventure on youth activism. This is the story of a young Indonesian girl, Melati who has been lobbying her local government since the age of 12 to ban the sale and distribution of plastic bags in her island, Bali. And she won !!! Campaigning for 5 years, Melati has become a leading figure of an emerging trending, maybe a power, under the radar, of youth empowerment. She decides to go around the globe to meet her tribe, proven activists like her. She wants to meet her tribe, her peers, and to join forces. Welcome to an underground and amazing reality, where kids change lives, live big and crack our resistances to save us from our apathy.