Movies that Matter

NL EN

Agenda

Besides information about our own programmes, like the Movies that Matter Festival and the nationwide film and debate programme, this agenda also offers information about other human rights film festivals, theatrical releases of films on human rights issues and special events.

Items for the agenda can be mailed to info@moviesthatmatter.nl

'Dreaming Nicaragua' in Movies that Matter landelijk film en debatprogramma

'Return to Hansala' in cinemas

Return to Hansala begins with several bodies washing up on the Spanish shore, near the coastal town of Algeciras. One of them is the young brother of Leila, a refugee living in the town. She had encouraged him to risk the boat crossing to Spain, against their family's wishes. Leila decides to go on the hazardous trip to Leila's mountain village of Hansala in the Moroccan countryside. Leila's most fundamental beliefs are challenged, as she must face her family, and their grief, anger and love. Return to Hansala will be in the cinemas from the 29th of April.

Movies that Matter jumps onto train of freedom

Following the Movies that Matter Festival in the Hague (25 - 31 March), Movies that Matter stages an attractive programme of the best shorts dealing with freedom. These films will be screened every Wednesday between 31 March en 5 May from 2 to 10.30 p.m. in the theatre of the ‘Train of Freedom' of the National 4 and 5 May Committee. www.stilstaanbijvrijheid.nl

Four 'Bab(ies)' followed from birth

A visually stunning and joyful new film that simultaneously chronicles the lives of four of the world’s newest human inhabitants. The chrildren come from in Mongolia, Namibia, San Francisco, and Tokyo and are followed from first breath to first steps, on a journey at once universal and amazingly original. Bab(ies) wil be in the cinemas from the 29th of April.