Film at the cinema

Movies that Matter presents accessible films about social issues to students across the Netherlands, accompanied by an inspiring programme before and after the film and free educational materials. We highlight topics such as identity, freedom of choice, discrimination and migration.

Want to take your class or school to a film at the cinema? We organise film screenings for secondary education, ISK and vocational education (MBO) throughout the school year. We work with cinemas and film theatres across the Netherlands.

Register here

Conditions

  • From 75 (paying) students onwards, we organise a film screening with an accompanying programme*
  • The request must be submitted at least four weeks before the cinema visit.
  • Changes to the number of students must be communicated at least 21 days before the scheduled date.
  • The price is subject to approval by the cinema.
  • Read all general terms and conditions here.

*Are you an ISK or practical education school and do you work with small classes? Then we would be happy to discuss whether a cinema screening is still possible. Please contact us.

Costs

  • The cost is €8.50 per student for a film with an accompanying programme.
  • Movies that Matter accepts the CJP Culture Card for secondary schools and vocational education (MBO). If you pay using the CJP budget, we charge a 5% administration fee including VAT, bringing the total cost to €8.90 per student.
  • For payments by invoice, an administration fee of €15 including VAT is charged per invoice.

Participating cinemas

We work with numerous film theatres and cinemas across the Netherlands. Indicate your preferred location in the registration form and we will let you know whether this is possible.

Would you like to attend a screening for free as a teacher? Or do you have another question? For more information, please contact us at educatie@moviesthatmatter.nl.

International Screening

Currently, all our educational programmes are in Dutch. We are exploring the possibility of offering them in English. If you are interested, please contact us at educatie@moviesthatmatter.nl.

Film selection for the 2026–2027 academic year

  • Shorts Special: Bloemen van de Pomp & Koplopers x Lily
    Programme: During the special, students watch two short films that explore themes such as empathy, courage and pursuing your dreams despite setbacks. They also answer agree/disagree questions to discuss the themes from the films.
    Suitable for: ISK

  • Shorts Special: Bloemen van de Pomp & Koplopers x Lily
    Programme: During the special, students watch two short films that explore themes such as empathy, courage and pursuing your dreams despite setbacks. They also answer agree/disagree questions to discuss the themes from the films.
    Suitable for: practical education – years 1 to 4

    Das Glaszimmer
    Synopsis: In Germany, shortly before the end of the Second World War, eleven-year-old Felix and his mother flee the bombing. In the village where they find shelter, Hitler is popular. At first, Felix is excited to join the Nazis, but gradually he discovers the truth.
    Themes: family, war and armed conflict
    Suitable for: practical education – years 1 and 2

    Helden van de Galaxy
    Synopsis: A magical realist youth documentary series that follows children from around the world who live aboard the cruise ship MS Galaxy, which has temporarily been converted into an accommodation centre for asylum seekers.
    Themes: migration and refugees
    Suitable for: practical education – year 1

    Iedereen is van de wereld
    Synopsis: After recovering from an illness, Arianne befriends Zahra, a girl from Afghanistan, at school. When Zahra faces deportation, and Ari learns that her illness has returned, she and her class take courageous action to secure Zahra’s future in the Netherlands.
    Themes: health and wellbeing, identity, migration and refugees
    Suitable for: practical education – years 1, 2 and 3
    Important note for teachers: The main character dies in this film. Please be aware that this may be sensitive for some students.

    Wheelie
    Synopsis: 21-year-old skater Reza knows how to enjoy his carefree life and travels to Thailand. When he suffers a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident, his whole life is turned upside down.
    Themes: family, health and wellbeing, identity
    Suitable for: practical education – years 3 and 4
    Important note for teachers: The film contains explicit scenes of parties featuring drug use, excessive alcohol consumption and partial nudity.

  • Shorts Special: Bloemen van de Pomp & Koplopers x Lily
    Programme: During the special, students watch two short films that explore themes such as empathy, courage and pursuing your dreams despite setbacks. They also answer agree/disagree questions to discuss the themes from the films.
    Suitable for: practical education – years 1 to 4

    Das Glaszimmer
    Synopsis: In Germany, shortly before the end of the Second World War, eleven-year-old Felix and his mother flee the bombing. In the village where they find shelter, Hitler is popular. At first, Felix is excited to join the Nazis, but gradually he discovers the truth.
    Themes: family, war and armed conflict
    Suitable for: practical education – years 1 and 2

    Helden van de Galaxy
    Synopsis: A magical realist youth documentary series that follows children from around the world who live aboard the cruise ship MS Galaxy, which has temporarily been converted into an accommodation centre for asylum seekers.
    Themes: migration and refugees
    Suitable for: practical education – year 1

    Iedereen is van de wereld
    Synopsis: After recovering from an illness, Arianne befriends Zahra, a girl from Afghanistan, at school. When Zahra faces deportation, and Ari learns that her illness has returned, she and her class take courageous action to secure Zahra’s future in the Netherlands.
    Themes: health and wellbeing, identity, migration and refugees
    Suitable for: practical education – years 1, 2 and 3
    Important note for teachers: The main character dies in this film. Please be aware that this may be sensitive for some students.

    Wheelie
    Synopsis: 21-year-old skater Reza knows how to enjoy his carefree life and travels to Thailand. When he suffers a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident, his whole life is turned upside down.
    Themes: family, health and wellbeing, identity
    Suitable for: practical education – years 3 and 4
    Important note for teachers: The film contains explicit scenes of parties featuring drug use, excessive alcohol consumption and partial nudity.

  • Das Glaszimmer
    Synopsis: In Germany, shortly before the end of the Second World War, eleven-year-old Felix and his mother flee the bombing. In the village where they find shelter, Hitler is popular. At first, Felix is excited to join the Nazis, but gradually he discovers the truth.
    Themes: family, war and armed conflict
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 1 and 2

    Helden van de Galaxy
    Synopsis: A magical realist youth documentary series that follows children from around the world who live aboard the cruise ship MS Galaxy, which has temporarily been converted into an accommodation centre for asylum seekers.
    Themes: migration and refugees
    Suitable for: vmbo t – year 1

    Enkeltje Vrijheid
    Synopsis: When war breaks out in Sudan, 25-year-old Ahmed’s world falls apart and he loses his family amid horrific violence. He has no choice but to flee. He decides to travel on foot to the Netherlands alone, hoping to find freedom there.
    Themes: fleeing
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 3 and 4

    Iedereen is van de wereld
    Synopsis: After recovering from an illness, Arianne befriends Zahra, a girl from Afghanistan, at school. When Zahra faces deportation, and Ari learns that her illness has returned, she and her class take courageous action to secure Zahra’s future in the Netherlands.
    Themes: climate, fleeing, health and wellbeing
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 1, 2 and 3
    Important note for teachers: The main character dies in this film. Please be aware that this may be sensitive for some students.

    Kleinkinderen van de Oost
    Synopsis: Two friends explore their family histories and delve into the lives of their grandfathers in Indonesia.
    Themes: identity, family, racism and discrimination
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 3 and 4

    Wheelie
    Synopsis: 21-year-old skater Reza knows how to enjoy his carefree life and travels to Thailand. When he suffers a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident, his whole life is turned upside down.
    Themes: family, health and wellbeing, identity
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 3 and 4
    Important note for teachers: The film contains explicit scenes of parties featuring drug use, excessive alcohol consumption and partial nudity.

  • Das Glaszimmer
    Synopsis: In Germany, shortly before the end of the Second World War, eleven-year-old Felix and his mother flee the bombing. In the village where they find shelter, Hitler is popular. At first, Felix is excited to join the Nazis, but gradually he discovers the truth.
    Themes: family, war and armed conflict
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 1 and 2

    Helden van de Galaxy
    Synopsis: A magical realist youth documentary series that follows children from around the world who live aboard the cruise ship MS Galaxy, which has temporarily been converted into an accommodation centre for asylum seekers.
    Themes: migration and refugees
    Suitable for: vmbo t – year 1

    Enkeltje Vrijheid
    Synopsis: When war breaks out in Sudan, 25-year-old Ahmed’s world falls apart and he loses his family amid horrific violence. He has no choice but to flee. He decides to travel on foot to the Netherlands alone, hoping to find freedom there.
    Themes: fleeing
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 3 and 4

    Iedereen is van de wereld
    Synopsis: After recovering from an illness, Arianne befriends Zahra, a girl from Afghanistan, at school. When Zahra faces deportation, and Ari learns that her illness has returned, she and her class take courageous action to secure Zahra’s future in the Netherlands.
    Themes: climate, fleeing, health and wellbeing
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 1, 2 and 3
    Important note for teachers: The main character dies in this film. Please be aware that this may be sensitive for some students.

    Kleinkinderen van de Oost
    Synopsis: Two friends explore their family histories and delve into the lives of their grandfathers in Indonesia.
    Themes: identity, family, racism and discrimination
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 3 and 4

    Wheelie
    Synopsis: 21-year-old skater Reza knows how to enjoy his carefree life and travels to Thailand. When he suffers a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident, his whole life is turned upside down.
    Themes: family, health and wellbeing, identity
    Suitable for: vmbo t – years 3 and 4
    Important note for teachers: The film contains explicit scenes of parties featuring drug use, excessive alcohol consumption and partial nudity.

  • Wheelie
    Synopsis: 21-year-old skater Reza knows how to enjoy his carefree life and travels to Thailand. When he suffers a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident, his whole life is turned upside down.
    Themes: family, health and wellbeing, identity
    Suitable for: mbo – levels 1 and 2
    Important note for teachers: The film contains explicit scenes of parties featuring drug use, excessive alcohol consumption and partial nudity.

    Enkeltje Vrijheid
    Synopsis: When war breaks out in Sudan, 25-year-old Ahmed’s world falls apart and he loses his family amid horrific violence. He has no choice but to flee. He decides to travel on foot to the Netherlands alone, hoping to find freedom there.
    Themes: fleeing
    Suitable for: mbo – levels 3 and 4

    Kleinkinderen van de Oost
    Synopsis: Two friends explore their family histories and delve into the lives of their grandfathers in Indonesia.
    Themes: identity, family, racism and discrimination
    Suitable for: mbo – levels 3 and 4

    Shorts Special: The Present & A Lien
    Programme: Two families in two different parts of the world. Two seemingly ordinary appointments that turn out to be anything but ordinary. In this Shorts Special, we watch two short films about how rules, borders and systems affect the everyday lives of ordinary people.
    Themes: borders and (fellow) humanity
    Suitable for: mbo – levels 3 and 4

    TKT
    Programme: Emma, a popular 16-year-old at her school, is in a coma. But why? What happened to her? While her body lies motionless in bed, her mind can wander around the room and delve into her memories to reconstruct exactly what happened.
    Themes: bullying, health and wellbeing
    Suitable for: mbo – levels 3 and 4
    Important note for teachers: The main character dies by suicide in this film. Please be aware that this may be sensitive for some students.