Rookies (Allons Enfants)

About the film

In the heart of the capital, a high school launches a bold and daring experiment: bringing together students from underprivileged neighborhoods and breaking the cycle of academic failure through hip-hop dance. Allons Enfants captures the energy, hope, and challenges of this unique initiative in France.

About the event

On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the French Institute of Estonia will organise a new edition of the Night of Ideas in Estonia.

Created by the French Institute in 2016, the Night of Ideas is an international event held every year in many countries around the world. The 2026 edition will mark the 11th edition of the event worldwide. It brings together intellectuals, researchers, artists, public officials, associations and citizens around major social issues, in an open, participatory and accessible format.

A few days before Thomas Piketty and Julia Cagé come to Tallinn for the HeadRead Literature Festival, this edition will focus on the theme of inequalities.

What kinds of inequalities can we identify in our societies today? How do economic, social, digital or gender inequalities manifest themselves in France and Estonia? Can artificial intelligence reduce certain inequalities, or does it risk reinforcing them? And are we always aware of our own biases when we talk about inequality?

Through this first edition, the French Institute of Estonia aims to open a space for reflection and dialogue around the many faces of inequalities, through a programme, all events are FREE and open to all, combining a film screening, a participatory workshop, a panel discussion and a convivial closing event.

Particular attention will also be paid to younger audiences, notably through schools and universities.

More about the programme: https://ife.ee/en/night-of-ideas-2026-the-many-faces-of-inequalities/