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Movies that Matter Festival

From 20 to 28 March in The Hague. Check out the programme and buy your tickets now!

Agenda

1 March to 31 March

On Tour: Shorts – In the Age of Vigilance

This March, Movies that Matter On Tour brings together a striking selection of short films, including a preview of two new festival shorts! From a satirical video that leads to imprisonment in Venezuela, to the looming threat of ICE in the US to sleepless nights shaped by war and global atrocities. Together, these films capture...

Magazine

From 16 April, Movies that Matter moves to a single-director structure amid financial pressure.

“For me, my activism is through my work.”

We sat down with Zippy Kimundu during IDFA 2025 to discuss her documentary Our Land, Our Freedom.

Education

On Tour

International

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