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Films that take an artistic approach to the urgent issues of our time. Every screening, with its day, venue and time.

  1. The Dome Sessions – Pathé TuschinskiThe Dome Sessions
  2. Romare Bearden: A Life in Collage – Podium MozaïekRomare Bearden: A Life in Collage
  3. Hold Your Breath – Cinema The PulseHold Your Breath
  4. Regarding Memory and Neglect – Pathé TuschinskiRegarding Memory and Neglect
  5. Shorts: Shrouded in Silence – Pathé TuschinskiShorts: Shrouded in Silence
  6. Tehran, Under the Skin – Pathé TuschinskiTehran, Under the Skin

Friday 13 November

  1. 18:00The Dome SessionsPathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  2. 19:00Romare Bearden: A Life in CollagePathé CityTickets

Saturday 14 November

  1. 14:15Hold Your BreathEyeEN subsWPThis one sold outOther times
  2. 14:15The Dome SessionsPathé CityEN subsWPTickets
  3. 16:00Romare Bearden: A Life in CollageRialto De PijpTickets
  4. 19:00Regarding Memory and NeglectPathé CityEN subsWPTickets
  5. 19:45Shorts: Shrouded in SilenceCompetitionsEyeEN subsTickets
  6. 20:30Tehran, Under the SkinPathé CityEN subsThis one sold outOther times
  7. 20:45The Big Boom!Pathé TuschinskiEN subsWPThis one sold outOther times

Sunday 15 November

  1. 10:00The Big Boom!Pathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  2. 13:15Shorts: Shrouded in SilenceCompetitionsPathé CityEN subsTickets
  3. 16:00Tehran, Under the SkinRialto De PijpEN subsThis one sold outOther times
  4. 21:15Regarding Memory and NeglectPathé CityEN subsWPTickets

Monday 16 November

  1. 15:00Hold Your BreathRialto De PijpEN subsWPTickets
  2. 17:45Shorts: Land of the FreeCompetitionsPathé TuschinskiTickets
  3. 18:15Jenin & the Nakba Between UsPathé CityEN subsWPTickets
  4. 18:30A Minute of SilencePathé CityEN subsWPTickets
  5. 18:45Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon & No Man's AirEyeTickets
  6. 19:45Notes From a Besieged CityPathé TuschinskiEN subsTickets
  7. 20:30Small ExpectationsRialto De PijpWPTickets
  8. 21:45The Dome SessionsPathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets

Tuesday 17 November

  1. 11:30Regarding Memory and NeglectHet KetelhuisEN subsWPTickets
  2. 12:15Shorts: Land of the FreeCompetitionsKriterionTickets
  3. 15:00Jenin & the Nakba Between UsKriterionEN subsWPTickets
  4. 15:30Small ExpectationsPathé TuschinskiWPTickets
  5. 18:00Wood StreetPathé CityTickets
  6. 20:00The MessagePathé TuschinskiWPTickets
  7. 21:30A Minute of SilencePathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  8. 21:30Shorts: Shrouded in SilenceCompetitionsHet KetelhuisEN subsTickets

Wednesday 18 November

  1. 11:45Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon & No Man's AirPathé TuschinskiTickets
  2. 15:15Tehran, Under the SkinPathé CityEN subsThis one sold outOther times
  3. 16:30Hold Your BreathPathé CityEN subsWPTickets
  4. 18:00Notes From a Besieged CityPathé CityEN subsTickets
  5. 18:00The Big Boom!Cinema The PulseEN subsWPTickets
  6. 19:15The Dome SessionsKriterionEN subsWPTickets
  7. 20:00The MessagePathé CityWPThis one sold outOther times
  8. 20:45Jenin & the Nakba Between UsCinema The PulseEN subsWPTickets
  9. 21:00Regarding Memory and NeglectCinema De VlugtEN subsWPTickets
  10. 21:00Wood StreetKriterionTickets

Thursday 19 November

  1. 12:30Regarding Memory and NeglectCinema The PulseEN subsWPTickets
  2. 13:00Small ExpectationsCinema The PulseWPTickets
  3. 13:30Shorts: Shrouded in SilenceCompetitionsHet Documentaire PaviljoenEN subsTickets
  4. 14:00Jenin & the Nakba Between UsHet KetelhuisEN subsWPTickets
  5. 15:00Romare Bearden: A Life in CollageCinema The PulseTickets
  6. 15:15A Minute of SilencePathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  7. 18:30Notes From a Besieged CityRialto SiloEN subsTickets
  8. 20:45Hold Your BreathPathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  9. 20:45The Big Boom!Cinema The PulseEN subsWPTickets

Friday 20 November

  1. 11:30The Dome SessionsPathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  2. 15:30Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon & No Man's Air + TalkPathé TuschinskiTickets
  3. 16:30Hold Your BreathRialto SiloEN subsWPTickets
  4. 18:00Romare Bearden: A Life in CollageRialto VU GriffioenTickets
  5. 18:30Wood StreetPathé TuschinskiTickets
  6. 20:30Tehran, Under the SkinPodium MozaïekEN subsTickets
  7. 20:45Shorts: Land of the FreeCompetitionsPathé TuschinskiTickets
  8. 21:30The MessagePathé TuschinskiWPTickets
  9. 22:00The Big Boom!Pathé Amsterdam-NoordEN subsWPTickets

Saturday 21 November

  1. 09:30A Minute of SilencePathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  2. 12:00Romare Bearden: A Life in CollagePodium MozaïekTickets
  3. 13:15The MessagePathé TuschinskiWPTickets
  4. 15:30Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon & No Man's AirDe BalieTickets
  5. 15:30Wood StreetHet KetelhuisTickets
  6. 15:45Hold Your BreathCinema The PulseEN subsWPTickets
  7. 17:15Shorts: Land of the FreeCompetitionsRialto De PijpTickets
  8. 19:30Notes From a Besieged CityPathé TuschinskiEN subsTickets
  9. 20:15Small ExpectationsPathé Amsterdam-NoordWPTickets
  10. 21:15Jenin & the Nakba Between UsHet KetelhuisEN subsWPTickets

Sunday 22 November

  1. 09:30Small ExpectationsPathé TuschinskiWPTickets
  2. 10:30The MessageRialto SiloWPTickets
  3. 11:00A Minute of SilenceKriterionEN subsWPTickets
  4. 12:15Shorts: Shrouded in SilenceCompetitionsPathé TuschinskiEN subsTickets
  5. 13:15Notes From a Besieged CityCinema The PulseEN subsTickets
  6. 13:15Shorts: Land of the FreeCompetitionsRialto SiloTickets
  7. 14:45Tehran, Under the SkinPathé TuschinskiEN subsThis one sold outOther times
  8. 15:15Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon & No Man's AirHet Documentaire PaviljoenTickets
  9. 16:00Jenin & the Nakba Between UsRialto De PijpEN subsWPTickets
  10. 16:30Regarding Memory and NeglectPathé TuschinskiEN subsWPTickets
  11. 16:30Wood StreetPathé TuschinskiTickets