Justice Frame Day

Together with the Asser Institute, Movies that Matter offers a full-day programme on film and global justice on Thursday 26 March, featuring a seminar, masterclass, and film programme. With a combi-ticket, you can attend all parts of the programme (incl. lunch), but individual tickets are also available for each programme component.

Global Justice Cinema seminar

Documentary film is a very powerful medium in the field of global justice. It can document human rights violations, provide evidence of war crimes in court, or convey a powerful call for solidarity and action. But documentary films are never merely a ‘neutral’ record of reality. In two sessions, we invite you to explore the relationship between justice, documentary film, truth, and evidence, with a special focus on the films in the Justice Frame Competition.

Justice Frame Masterclass

The Justice Frame Masterclass highlights recent developments in Venezuela, including the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, from both legal and human perspectives. With insights from international criminal law expert Marieke de Hoon and an exclusive preview of Notes from Caracas by Venezuelan filmmaker Tuki Jencquel, the masterclass offers an in-depth look at the role of international law and daily life in Venezuela, with room for reflection and discussion.

Justice Frame Night

The documentary Silenced (Selina Miles) takes center stage during this year’s Justice Frame Night. After #MeToo broke the cultural silence on gendered violence, international human rights  lawyer Jennifer Robinson fights against the weaponization of defamation laws to silence survivors.

After the screening, Jennifer Robinson will join virtually via Zoom for a Q&A session, during which she will, among other things, answer questions from the audience. The evening will be hosted by Amelia Hanibelsz, an internationally experienced documentary filmmaker and executive producer with more than twenty years of work in film and media production, in which she centers stories from underrepresented voices and social issues.