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Festival Films 2026: In Theaters and Streaming
Did you miss a film during the festival? No worries! We have listed for you which festival films will be released in cinemas or are available to stream soon. 21 April, 2026
Opening Doors of Conversation: Carol Missorelli’s Impact Legacy at Taturana
Carol Misorelli co-founded Taturana in 2014 to use Brazilian cinema as a tool for democratic dialogue and social impact. In response to growing political polarization in Brazil, she helped shape a strategy focused on creating safe spaces for discussion through impact film distribution, festivals, and regional partnerships supported by Movies that Matter. Her work highlights how film can strengthen civil society by opening dialogue rather than fueling confrontation.
“For me, my activism is through my work.” – Zippy Kimundu on filmmaking under risk and Movies that Matter’s Activist Lens Programme
We sat down with Zippy Kimundu during IDFA 2025 to discuss her documentary Our Land, Our Freedom, her experience with Movies that Matter’s Activist Lens Programme, and her future projects.
Abdoulaye Diallo on Using Film to Challenge Injustice and Amplify African Voices
In Burkina Faso, a country grappling with conflict, displacement, and deep uncertainty, filmmaker and film festival organiser Abdoulaye Diallo has chosen the camera as his tool of resistance - and the film festival as a stage for hope. We spoke with him about his view on films in relation to human rights and how the Human Rights Film Network offers a sense of solidarity to other human rights film festival organizers.
Sarah Mpapuluu on Building a Human Rights Film Festival in Kenya from the Ground Up
Sarah Mpapuluu is the Festival Coordinator and Co-Founder behind the Under Our Skin International Film Festival on Human Rights in Kenya, which has been spotlighting powerful stories since receiving its first start-up grant from Movies that Matter in 2020. Now four editions in, the festival continues to grow as a platform for dialogue and change.
From IMPAKT to Impact: Abimana Chancard & his film festival in Burundi
Meet Abimana Chancard, a Burundian filmmaker and Managing Director of the Impakt Film Festival (IFF), that is using the power of film to create social change in Burundi.
Against the Current: Isabel Cuadros on Finding Belonging through Cinema without Borders
Last month during IDFA Elena Decossaux, our International Support intern, met up with Isabel Cuadros, promotion coordinator at Proimágenes Colombia in Colombia. Read more to find out about her journey in the film industry.
Ripples of Change: Meninaputri Wismurti and the 100% Manusia Festival
At our festival this March we met up with Meninaputri Wismurti, who gave several workshops for international festival organizers during the Cinema without Borders programme. A veteran of the film industry, she is the co-founder and programme director of the yearly international 100% Manusia festival in Jakarta, Indonesia. She discusses some of her greatest challenges and victories in organizing her human rights festival with us.
Inspiring Nigeria’s youth
At our festival, we met with Henry Samson Mafulul, director of the Rock International Film Festival (RIFF) and a participant of the Cinema without Borders workshop programme. In this interview, Henry shares how RIFF uses film screenings to encourage young people in Nigeria to advocate for human rights.