Dutch Focus Night

A special evening celebrating the Dutch Focus competition, full of personal, poignant and unique films. During Dutch Focus Night, The Garden of Earthly Delights, Morgan Knibbe’s new feature film, will be screened at Theater aan het Spui.

The Dutch Focus programme highlights Dutch feature films and documentaries. While diverse in style and subject, they all share a common goal: shedding light on social injustices and human dignity.

On Monday 24 March we present the film The Garden of Earthly Delights by Morgan Knibbe. The film follows the lives of children, sex workers, and trans women in the Philippines who struggle to survive on the margins of society. With a hypnotic cinematic style, it immerses us in their daily reality as they navigate love, loss, and resilience.

Dinah Bons will open the evening with a keynote, reflecting on the theme of the film and its broader social context. As a trans activist, LGBTQI+ lobbyist and advocate for sex workers’ rights and HIV & AIDS policies, she will connect the realities shown in the film to the larger fight for equality and justice.

After the screening, director Morgan Knibbe and actors Cheska, Bunny and Benjamin will join a discussion moderated by Bahram Sadeghi.