The opening film of the festival will screen in 17 theatres across the Netherlands this month.
Agenda
1 April to 30 April
On Tour: The Promise
With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring our favourite films to seventeen film theatres across the Netherlands. In April, we will screen The Promise, the opening film of the Movies that Matter Festival 2025. A forgotten struggle, a lost future. In the 1960s, it seemed that West Papua was on the path to independence....
24 April to 30 April
Now in Cinemas: The Bibi Files
Using leaked, never-before-seen interrogation footage, The Bibi Files provides an unflinching look into Benjamin Netanyahu’s inner circle and a private world of alleged bribery and fraud. His corruption is more than a scandal—it is a gateway for the far-right to consolidate power. As Netanyahu embraces their extremism to shield himself from legal consequences, the cost is measured...
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...
