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On Tour: Derek vs Derek

Missed the film during the festival? Catch it in one of 16 On Tour theaters in April!

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...

1 April to 30 April

On Tour: Derek vs Derek

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring impactful films to sixteen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In April, we are showing the documentary Derek vs Derek. The screenings will be accompanied by talks, reflections, and discussion programmes organised by the local Movies that Matter On Tour groups. See all screening dates About the Film In the...

2 April to 8 April

Now in Cinemas: De Indische tafel, jongens van de Japanse kampen

A group of men in their nineties gather weekly for an Indonesian lunch. They look back on their Indonesian childhood, something they’ve never spoken about. Several of them were imprisoned in Japanese internment camps in Indonesia during World War II, and they share their memories and their parents’ diary entries. After the stories of women...

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“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.

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