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In the lead-up to Keti Koti, Theater Dakota is presenting a special programme on 25 June in collaboration with Movies that Matter. This evening invites us to reflect on the question: what do we carry with us? The programme includes a screening of Bagasi – What We Carry, followed by a discussion, live music, and...

On Thursday 2 July, in collaboration with Pakhuis de Zwijger, we are organising a screening of Cutting Through Rocks as part of the Pakhuis Kino evening. The film won both the Activist Lens Award and the Audience Award at the 2026 Movies that Matter Festival. After the film, Eric Seleky will be in conversation with...

Egyptian political thriller about a famous actor who is forced to make a propaganda film for the autocratic regime. George Fahmy is a big film star, commissioned to play Egyptian President El-Sisi. He reluctantly accepts – and then begins an affair with the wife of the general overseeing the film. George Fahmy (Fares Fares) is...

In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. After nine years of protest, a court case is finally opened. Argentina’s Tucumán...

Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. It is springtime, and Fatima (played by non-professional newcomer Nadia Melliti) is in her final year of secondary school. She has a warm...

In the town of Mariinka in Eastern Ukraine, the film traces several young Ukrainians whose lives have been forever shaped by over ten years of war and conflict in the Donbas. A story about belonging, national loyalty and the fault lines where political conflicts trump even the bonds of blood. Amidst the war a promising...

The 100% Manusia Film Festival and Movies that Matter are launching a new edition of Cinema without Borders. This edition focuses on the Southeast Asian region (Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam). During the 10th edition of the 100% Manusia Film Festival (6–16 August 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia), we will bring...

Roffa Mon Amour is an open-air film festival in Rotterdam featuring a selection of new and relevant films, complemented by live music, talks and a supporting programme. In 2026, the festival will focus on ‘Mind Work’, with mental health running as a central theme throughout the programme. Check the programme Open-air cinema under the summer...

At an all-boys water polo camp, socially anxious 12-year-old Ben is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call ‘The Plague’. But as the lines between game and reality blur, Ben fears the joke might be hiding something real. Blending shades of body horror and psychodrama, writer/director Charlie Polinger instinctively...

Do you have a compelling short or feature-length documentary or fiction film, completed in 2026 or 2027, that addresses human rights issues? We warmly invite you to submit your work for the 2027 edition of the Movies that Matter Festival! The festival will take place from 19 to 27 March 2027 in The Hague. The...

The upcoming Movies that Matter Festival will take place from 19 March to 27 March 2027. What can you expect at our festival? Nine days, over 90 powerful films – from short films to feature-length, fiction and documentaries. Stories that move and inspire. Navigate easily through the programme with our thematic selections. For many of...