Brainwash Festival: Home Game at Melkweg Cinema

During the Brainwash Festival, we will be screening the documentary Home Game at the Melkweg Cinema.

In Home Game, Lidija Zelovic portrays her displaced family since their flight from Sarajevo in 1993. With scenes from everyday life, political discussions, football and family holidays, she exposes the duality of what “home” means to migrants. At the same time, the film reflects social and political developments in the Netherlands and beyond. Sometimes funny, often confrontational and always sincere.

Afterwards, there will be time for questions for Lidija herself. Lidija is a documentary filmmaker and studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. She has previously made documentaries such as My Friends and My Birthday. Her work interweaves intimate family images with broader social and political developments, and is internationally acclaimed for the personal and sharp perspective with which she depicts themes such as migration, identity and polarisation.

Practical information

Date: 19 October 2025
Time: 19:00 – 20:45
Location: Melkweg Cinema
Tickets: admission with a ticket for the Brainwash Festival

Brainwash Festival

From 16 to 19 October 2025, Amsterdam will once again be dominated by the Brainwash Festival. Expect more than fifty programmes full of inspiring ideas, profound thinkers and beautiful performances. At the 10th edition of the Brainwash Festival, philosophers, writers, artists and scientists will join you on a groundbreaking festival journey.

This year, Brainwash Festival will focus on the boundaries that define our lives. What does it mean that boundaries are increasingly being crossed or even removed? And which boundaries are worth continuing to fight for? During Brainwash Festival Day, we will explore boundaries together. On Sunday 19 October, more than 100 thinkers and creators will gather at various locations on Leidseplein in Amsterdam.