Retired Georgian teacher Lia travels to Istanbul in search of her estranged niece Tekla. She is accompanied by her young neighbour Achi. Roaming the Istanbul streets, they meet many outsiders in this daring and touching trans drama. Lia, a retired teacher, has made a promise to find out what happened to her long lost niece,...

Patrice Lumumba became the first prime minister of newly independent Congo in 1960, only to be executed the following year. He had become the personification the growing Pan-African movement, which threatened Western hegemony on the African continent. Against this background, jazz music became a political tool. Patrice Lumumba had alarmed Belgium and the United States...

The next Movies that Matter Festival will take place from 21 to 29 March 2025 in The Hague and various satellite cities. What can you expect at our festival? A selection of around 90 human rights films: from short films to feature-length, from fiction to documentaries. In-depth programmes on human rights with activists, filmmakers, and...