ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive clip from Young Plato, the upcoming documentary about the Holy Cross Boys School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The film opens theatrically in New York and Boston on September 23 with a regional expansion to follow in major cities.
“An inspiring documentary from the filmmakers of School Life, Young Plato charts the dream of Elvis-loving school headmaster Kevin McArevey — a maverick who is determined to change the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty, and drugs,” reads the documentary’s synopsis. “The all-boys primary school in post-conflict Belfast, Northern Ireland, becomes a hothouse for questioning violence, as the headmaster sends his young wards home each day armed with the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers. The boys challenge their parents and neighbors to forsake the prejudice that has kept this low-level civil war on the boil for decades. Young Plato hums with the confidence of youth, a tribute to the power of the possible.”
Loved this wonderful doc about philosophy at school as a tool against violence. Problems might be solved when each school has philosophy in their curriculum youngplato https://t.co/uOFXMbcZxE
— Maroesja Perizonius (@1paarhanden) September 17, 2022
Check out the exclusive Young Plato clip below:
Young Plato is directed by Neasa Ní Chianáín and Declan McGrath. The documentary follows Kevin McArevey, the headmaster at Holy Cross Boys School.
