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What does well-being mean for young people? In a world where there are all the temptations to eat badly and live unhealthily, what are the lifestyle choices and food options that might make them feel better? 

Where does our food come from? Who grows it, how does it get to us, and who decides what’s grown and stocked in shops? What are seasonal foods, and what kinds of foods are under threat or getting more scarce, and how does that relate to the climate crisis? 

How does this relate to the economics of health, including places without a system like the NHS in the UK, or where due to pressures of poverty or war, good food and health are scarce?

How do people, especially young people, deal with poor health, long-term health conditions and terminal illness around them?  

Looking at different careers in health - people working in the health industry, especially in places where the health system is underfunded and under threat? 

Different systems of medicine from across the world - what plants and herbs are used in other systems, and what proof is there for their usefulness? How is medicine, whether artificial pharmaceuticals or natural medicine, tested for its impact?

What do politics and voting do for young people, and how can they get involved? 

We look at those from unexpected backgrounds working within the party political system across the world, especially young people, and see what the challenges they face to be taken seriously are. We also look at those outside of mainstream politics, who are doing political work in their communities to try and influence leaders, e.g. environmental activists. How do they get leaders to listen to them, and how do people make change in their local area, but also much wider? 

From a wider perspective, what does knowing your rights look like, and how are we entitled to have our say in communities, and what are our rights in dealing with authorities including the police?

This might also involve comparing a very old system like the UK with newer democracies, and see how campaigning varies, and how political information is shared in an age of online misinformation. How can you trust what a politician or political activist is telling you?

And how does the rule of law work in democracies? How do politicians and other institutions like the Police and community security organisations try and keep their countries peaceful, and what are the challenges to doing so? When events like riots happen, how do they come about, and how do democracies deal with them? What’s the role of the courts in maintaining democracy, and who works in them?

As the cost of living crisis continues, how do people - especially young people - manage their finances? 

What are the things that people do to save money and budget for key things like food and clothes? Ideally, what are they doing that approaches the subject with a positive mindset, like living frugally, sharing with others, freecycling, 2nd hand shopping, and making a virtue of spending less money, especially when it coincides with environmental benefits?

Who are the people that can help with lower cost living and financial planning, and what are the places in the world where people share more resources so the cost of living is lower? And what’s the role of emergence of alternative digital currencies, like cryptocurrency?

Filmmakers who work with Lyfta receive support from our in-house content team, composed of experts in documentary filmmaking, multimedia and web doc production, pedagogy and anthropology. We believe that the combination of our skills and experience and yours nurtures innovation and produces groundbreaking content for our audience of media-connoisseurs: children and young people. Lyfta allows you to reach the new documentary audiences of the future.

All Lyfta documentaries need to have global educational rights available. We’re very happy to discuss your other plans for distribution with you, including festivals - we want Lyfta documentaries to be high profile!