Agenda

19 May

On Tour: Drawing a Line in Amsterdam

As part of Movies that Matter On Tour, Kriterion in Amsterdam will screen the documentary Drawing a Line on Sunday 19 May.  Tickets About Drawing a Line Portrait of young Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja, who counters persecution and censorship with humour and honesty. Amid an increasing government crackdown on freedom of speech, she takes on...

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21 May

On Tour: Drawing a Line in Schiedam and Wageningen

As part of Movies that Matter On Tour, Drawing a Line can be seen at the following theatres on Tuesday 21 May:  Wenneker Cinema, Schiedam Movie W, Wageningen About Drawing a Line Portrait of young Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja, who counters persecution and censorship with humour and honesty. Amid an increasing government crackdown on freedom...

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22 May

On Tour: Drawing a Line in Arnhem

As part of Movies that Matter On Tour, Focus Filmtheater in Arnhem will screen the documentary Drawing a Line on Wednesday 22 May.  Tickets About Drawing a Line Portrait of young Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja, who counters persecution and censorship with humour and honesty. Amid an increasing government crackdown on freedom of speech, she takes...

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23 May

Now in Cinemas: I am the River, the River is Me

Māori tribal leader Ned Tapa takes a group of friends and family on a breathtaking canoe trip down the Whanganui River in Aotearoa, as the Māori call New Zealand. The Whanganui is the first river to be recognized as a legal person. Together, this diverse group of people embraces the spirit of the river and...

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26 May

On Tour: Drawing a Line in Breda

As part of Movies that Matter On Tour, Filmhuis Breda will screen the documentary Drawing a Line on Sunday 26 May at 16:00.  Tickets About Drawing a Line Portrait of young Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja, who counters persecution and censorship with humour and honesty. Amid an increasing government crackdown on freedom of speech, she takes...

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28 May

On Tour: Drawing a Line in Amsterdam, Apeldoorn and Gouda

As part of Movies that Matter On Tour, Drawing a Line can be seen at the following theatres on Tuesday 28 May:  Rialto VU, Amsterdam Gigant, Apeldoorn Filmhuis Gouda About Drawing a Line Portrait of young Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja, who counters persecution and censorship with humour and honesty. Amid an increasing government crackdown on...

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13 June

Now in Cinemas: Nice Ladies

With the recent escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the seemingly unbreakable bond of a vibrant cheerleading team of 50+ year old women called “Nice Ladies” is challenged. They face impossible choices between motherland and grandmotherhood, between staying and leaving. Core team member Sveta flees with her family to the Netherlands, while captain Valia and...

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20 June

Now in Cinemas: The Border Crossed Us

Intimate, meditative and suspenseful look inside the fight against human traffickers in de border region between Texas and Mexico. Local US police are entangled in a seemingly never-ending cat-and-mouse game. As one of them says: ‘The impact of stopping somebody makes you doubt sometimes: is this all working?’  While a big white surveillance blimp constantly...

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17 October

Now in Cinemas: Crossing

Retired Georgian teacher Lia travels to Istanbul in search of her estranged niece Tekla. She is accompanied by her young neighbour Achi. Roaming the Istanbul streets, they meet many outsiders in this daring and touching trans drama. Lia, a retired teacher, has made a promise to find out what happened to her long lost niece,...

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21 November

Now in Cinemas: Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat

Patrice Lumumba became the first prime minister of newly independent Congo in 1960, only to be executed the following year. He had become the personification the growing Pan-African movement, which threatened Western hegemony on the African continent. Against this background, jazz music became a political tool. Patrice Lumumba had alarmed Belgium and the United States...

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