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- Two families fight for justice from within the digital prison of the Chinese surveillance state.
- Shadow Game is a journey through the dark side of Europe with teenage refugees as our guides.
- Look What You Made Me Do shows three women, victims of terrible abuse, who killed their partners. The women testify with courage and disarming sincerity of a patriarchal system that wants to deprive them of the right to rebellion.
- On the day of her abortion, Dana looks for her own way to come to terms with her decision.
- When director Saskia Boddeke saw the performance Furia by Kamak, a professional theater group for actors with intellectual disabilities, she was so impressed that she decided to make a film about the ensemble. The piece they perform, a lavishly designed fairytale about lust and anger, is cinematically portrayed by Boddeke with beautifully staged shots in rich, saturated colors. She also follows the rehearsal process, zooming in on various members of the group.
- The godwits are disappearing from the Frisian landscape. The farmers have switched to English rye-grass, perfect for cow pastures. But farmer Bote does everything in his power to keep them coming, even if it costs him his farm.
- On November 26, 2008 a series of terror attacks occurred in Mumbai. The famous five-star Taj Mahal Hotel was one of the targets. In the film, some of the surviving hotel guests return to India and talk about what it means to live through an attack like that. The film observes them for 24 hours in and around the hotel. At first, together with these protagonists we get to know the luxurious hotel and then we return with them to the dark hours of the attack. Gradually we discover how this drastic event has impacted the lives and thinking of the victims. The years that went by since the attack offer space in their minds for reflection on fear, both at an intimate, personal level and at the level of society.
- Uncle Ezequiel is serving a six-year prison sentence. What crime did this Cuban farmer commit? Answer: He sold his own cow.
- In a desperate attempt to meet their parents' expectations, Andy goes on a hunt for a lesbian woman to marry and Cherry in search of a baby to adopt. Being homosexual makes it hard to conform to their families' and society's expectations, but both Andy and Cherry are determined to do things 'the right way'.
- Black Angolan soldiers, known as 'The Terrible Ones', once fought white South Africa's colonial wars as part of the notorious 32 Battalion. Repatriated to South Africa at the end of the 1980's, some of the ex-combatants still languish in the ruins of Pomfret, a former asbestos-mining town remotely situated at the edge of the Kalahari Desert. When the town's dilapidated buildings turn into a film-set and the ex-soldiers become actors in the Biblical story of Judas Iscariot, it prompts a confrontation with their past. Pivoting between Biblical myth and present-day reality, the film pulls into focus the paradox of being both perpetrator and victim. It reflects upon the notion of betrayal and free will, while providing a compelling view of those at the margins of history. During the course of the film, the prevalent voice of Judas eventually merges into the voice of the filmmaker, interrogating the fundamentals of human existence.
- In the documentary My Father's Choice, director Yan Ting Yuen links the personal history of her father and his family to the major developments of the past fifty years in China: the great Chinese famines in the fifties, the Cultural Revolution in the sixties, the exodus to the West in the seventies. These events created the Chinese conjunction of communism and capitalism and rendered today's China the greatest economic power in the world; events for which its people paid a hefty price. A story unfolds in which the relationship between the individual and the collective, the small-scale, personal history and the big, global history, is one of continuous friction.
- The documentary follows four juvenile delinquents, who are sentenced for various crimes connected with the 'Ndrangheta mafia in Calabria. In an effort to break the deadly grip of the families on their upbringing, the young boys are being re-educated. The documentary features the judge Roberto Di Bella and his efforts to deal with the complex issues these youths encounter during their probation.
- In His Image focuses on reproduction after death in Israel, where posthumously harvesting sperm is legal. The film follows the bereaved parents of three sons who died during military service. Using semen collected just before, or shortly after, their sons' death, they hope to have them live on in a posthumous grandchild. But can new life cure their grief?
- Not wanting to disappoint his best friend Omar again, Jayden (23) tries to overcome his social anxiety by going outside after a long time.
- Marloes Coenen is at the autumn of her carrier as a women's-MMA superstar. She is a multiple world champion and desperately wants to win the 145 pound belt one last time. Created by acclaimed director Victor Vroegindeweij, The Last Fight is an action packed, emotional roller coaster. It's the first documentary that deeply examines the mind and soul of the modern-day gladiators of Mixed Martial Arts and allows us a glimpse into a secretive world.
- Follows an abusive man when he speaks out, positioning himself as a critic of violence.
- For the Syrian dancer Ahmad Joudeh, his war-torn birthplace Damascus was not only a heap of rubble, but also a stage. Still, he leaps at the opportunity to flee his native country. In the Netherlands, Ahmad trains at the Dutch National Ballet and performs both in the Netherlands and other European countries.
- This is Josefien's family story: how she has been told it happened, how it happened, how she remembers it, and how it was filmed. How does kin keep each other trapped in the same role patterns? And can things still change years later?
- Internationally acclaimed director Oeke Hoogendijk reconstructs the musical universe and dramatic life story of the legendary and controversial composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Licht shows the creation of his magnum opus; the most radical opera cycle in history.
- Director Max Baggerman's mom firmly believes that the radiation in her new home has made her ill. Max finds this hard to believe. While she takes more and more radical measures to escape the radiation, his compassion for her is tested.
- In Havana, transsexuals Odette, Juani and Malú wait for genital surgery - performed by European top surgeons and organized by the president's daughter, Mariela Castro. Castro is leading a sexual revolution combined with classic state socialism. New possibilities face old problems: will Cuban trans people find happiness despite intolerance, poverty and prostitution?
- Rising Tides is a four-part documentary series in which internationally acclaimed Dutch photography journalist Kadir van Lohuizen investigates the consequences of the rising sea level and how sea level rise affects the lives of ordinary people.
- Some kids are born with a remarkable talent; they just "have it." This program focuses on 'Titaantjes' who have extraordinary artistic talent, meeting their idol.
- Mission NS is an allegory of Dutch society in the guise of NS, the Netherlands' national railway company. Transporting a million passengers each day, every citizen has experience of travelling with NS - and everyone has an opinion about it. The film gives a behind-the-scenes account of the company's ongoing struggle to keep passengers satisfied. NS started to create stories in an effort to achieve its mission, because stories can help make sense of this complex world. Theirs are dedicated to making passengers happier, even when the trains are running late.
- Millionaire Won Yip is the sole ruler of his family business, that runs from Las Vegas to Amsterdam. In his smoky office beneath Dam Square, the cash machines are working at full speed. Everything he touches seems to turn to gold. Until his long hidden Chinese family history starts to make its way to the surface again.
- Downtown Amsterdam is turning into a big moneymaking machine, but the idealists of Vrankrix stand their ground amidst the creeping gentrification and the dollar signs in their neighbor's eyes.
- After twenty years, filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari asks his father to open up about their past for the first time. Why did they flee Iraq and why did they never talked about it? Can he let go of the past and finally embrace a future in the Netherlands?
- Four kids, who all lost a parent to suicide, share their journey from the moment they heard the news. The filmmaker, who experienced the same tragedy, asks them the questions no one dared to ask her at the time.
- In a living room in the south of the Netherlands, saint statues weep over all the bad news on the TV screen. Is it really so crazy that Mary cannot contain her tears in this home?
- In the middle of the Jordanian desert, a new tent city, Zaatari, has arisen. Through the eyes of four children, this exceptionally intimate and poetic film sees and feels what it is like to grow up in this unique locale.
- One in five Dutch people aged 12 and over struggle with sleep problems. Does the cause lie in an exhausting 24/7 rat race, the smartphone, or something else?
- This movie explores how the depiction of intimacy in the movies of past decades came about through interviewing actors of all ages. What went wrong, when did it go right and how do we look back on it with the knowledge we have now?
- In her psychoses, Gioia has lived the most beautiful dreams and the darkest nightmares. Now, a stable life anchors her to the everyday world. But what space is there for imagination?
- A film about the very close and imaginative friendship between a boy and a girl at the end of their childhood. Will the impending adolescence impact their friendship?
- A film about the feeling of immortality of a group of young friends who lost one of their best friends. During a short trip, they seem to party unrestrained. But how does the harsh confrontation with death resonate in their lives?
- In order for Sofie (18 years) to find a student room in Amsterdam, she must participate in "Room Application Evenings". Time and again, she must present herself to the inmates of a student house, amidst her competitors, as the best option for the vacant student room. The competition is fierce and the inmates are ruthless. Who's accepted and who's rejected? How far are candidates willing to go? Sofie's self-awareness is pushed to its limits. How does the assessment process affect her?
- Vetri joined the Tamil Tigers at age 16 to fight in the more than 25-year-long civil war in Sri Lanka. Although the war ended in 2009, the scars have not yet healed.
- The young conductor John Warner (27) and the musicians of the Orchestra for the Earth go to Austria in search of the deeper meaning behind the magical composition 'Das Lied von der Erde' by Gustav Mahler. They travel by train because they refuse to fly. After all, that is the symbol of the pollution that leads to climate change.
- The Netherlands have to deal with an old acquaintance, presenting itself as a new intruder: the wolf. 'Wolvenland' tells the story of the disruptive effect on insecure administrators, wolf haters and wolf huggers. Compromising between different opinions, the Dutch government should solve the problems that arise, but that doesn't seem to be an easy job.
- How do Europeans deal with their recent dark history (the wars, dictatorships and occupations)? What traces are etched?
- What motivates someone to give up their thriving career to start teaching children? But also: how do you learn to keep order in a classroom? How do you get children to learn? It all turns out to be super complicated.
- Artistic director of Het Nationale Theater Eric de Vroedt writes and directs a performance about his own mother Winnie, who passed away in 2020. This piece, titled 'De eeuw van mijn moeder', is a family story about the migration from the Dutch East Indies to the Netherlands. It is De Vroedt's way of examining the relationship with his mother and not having to say goodbye to her yet: 'I can let her live on stage, but when the curtain falls, when the play is completely finished, then she is really dead'.
- Want to hasten the arrival of the Messiah? Flemish Christian activist Koen Carlier is on a mission to return all the Jews to their homeland in an effort to speed up the return of Jesus Christ to this world. In his laidback, yet aggressive manner, Koen travels through Ukraine, seeking out Jews to send to Israel. Backed by the adept Christians for Israel organization in the Netherlands, Koen aims to encourage all of the Jews to move to Israel and fulfill his lifelong dream of redemption. A documentary about dogmatic actions and the mundane, often far-reaching consequences of utopic missions.
- In 1889, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh arrived at the psychiatric institution Saint-Paul de Mausole. Through the letters he wrote and the experiences of the current patients, this film explores the line between madness and creativity.
- Zaatari Djinn is a film about the Refugee Camp Zaatari. Via the perspective of five children, it sheds light on the human ability to create something out of nothing.
- Sciencific research has made it clear that climate change deteriorates the quality of life on earth rapidly. For a part of the Dutch people in their twenties and thirties this is causing feelings of fear, depression and anger: it concerns their future. In climate activist group Extinction Rebellion they find comfort and understanding. Together they rise up to try to turn the tide. 'Klimaatrebellen' is a portrait of an almost desperate and at the same time combative and loving generation, through the eyes of a number of young grown-ups on the XR climate barricades.