The game of life: a videopodcast to discuss inequality, social mobility and Colombia
What really determines the opportunities we have in life? How do the place where we are born, the relationships we build, and the barriers—both visible and invisible—influence our life paths?
From the film The game of life*, we are launching a new video podcast that sparks conversations about inequality, social mobility, early childhood, classism, education, privilege, and territorial issues in Colombia.
In each episode, Leopoldo Fergusson—professor of economics and co-director of TREES— and Andrés Ruiz—Director of Communications at Uniandes and director of the film—talk with researchers, teachers, artists, and individuals with diverse life experiences to explore how inequalities permeate daily life and shape people’s opportunities.
The podcast takes as its point of departure the real stories portrayed in the documentary film The game of life, a film made over the course of more than 14 years that follows the lives of Colombian families in different parts of the country. Drawing on these stories, the conversations bring together personal experiences, research, and film to reflect on the many dimensions of inequality.
The videopodcast of The game of life seeks to create a space to think about the country from different perspectives and open conversations that often remain outside the public debate.
*The film is based on the research of the Colombian Longitudinal Survey (ELCA) of the School of Economics at the Universidad de los Andes. The ELCA followed 10,000 families for more than a decade to better understand the dynamics of poverty and inequality in Colombia.
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A production by El juego de la vida and TREES, an initiative of the Universidad de los Andes that conducts research, teaches, and raises awareness to influence public discourse on inequality.
📌 New episodes every week.