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On Tour: Artificial Justice

A Spanish science fiction thriller about the role of AI in the justice system.

Agenda

23 January

Films that Make Noise: Kneecap

Together with The Hague pop venue PAARD, we are launching the film series Films that Make Noise. A series of high-profile protest films in which the connection between music and social change takes center stage. We kick off on Friday 23 January with the film Kneecap! Tickets About the film When fate brings bored music...

1 February to 28 February

On Tour: Artificial Justice

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to sixteen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In February, we will be screening Simón Casal’s political science fiction thriller Artificial Justice. About the Film In the near future in Spain, the Government aims to replace judges with an Artificial Intelligence software, pledging to effectively automate and...

26 February

The Lighthouse Film Club: Home Game

On Thursday, February 26, The Lighthouse Film Club of The Hague University of Applied Sciences, in collaboration with Movies that Matter, presents the documentary Home Game. Filmmaker Lidija Zelovic will be present to introduce the film and take part in a Q&A after the screening. Sign up About Home Game Home Game is a deeply...

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“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.

Human Rights Day

On 10 December, Movies that Matter puts human rights in the spotlight with the Embassy Film Menu.

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