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On Tour in May: Flophouse America

Intimate portrait of resilience, hope and the harsh realities of the housing crisis in the US.

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1 May to 31 May

On Tour: Flophouse America

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring our favourite films to seventeen film theatres across the Netherlands. In May, we are screening Monica Strømdahl’s documentary Flophouse America. Due to the severe housing crisis in the U.S., many families are forced to live in rundown, low-cost hotels known as Flophouse hotels. Director, Monica Strømdahl, has...

8 May to 14 May

Now in Cinemas: Three Kilometres to the End Of The World

In a small Romanian village, Dragoi, a devout family man, owes a sizable debt to local gangster Zentov. When his 17-year-old son, Adi, is viciously attacked by Zentov’s sons, Dragoi assumes it’s a warning to settle his dues. However, he uncovers a far more harrowing truth—Adi was not targeted over his father’s debts, but because...

22 May to 28 May

Now in Cinemas: The Promise

A forgotten struggle, a lost future. In the 1960s, it seemed that West Papua was on the path to independence. But international interests, geopolitical power struggles, and economic motives dictated otherwise. Using uniquely restored 35mm archival footage, The Promise brings this history back to life, revealing how an entire people is systematically betrayed and oppressed. As the...

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Meet Sarah Mpapuluu

Sarah shares her journey of launching a human rights film festival in Kenya from scratch.

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