Movies That Matter 2023

Modern Times Review @ Movies That Matter

Movies that Matter wants to broaden views for human rights. Its core tasks are the screening of human rights related films and the stimulation of screenings of human-rights films.

Movies That Matter takes place from 24 March to 1 April 2023

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News

Movies that Matter Festival announces full programme for 2023 edition

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INTERVIEW

«Human Rights also means creating a safe space where people can feel supported.»

Exploring the role of the artistic director, the advantages of being based in the city of peace, and how to present a well-balanced human rights-focused programme with Margje de Koning.

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FILMS

A Taste of Whale

Director: Vincent Kelner

Activists and locals clash during the traditional Faroe Islands pilot whale hunt.

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A Thousand Numbered Pieces

Director: Ádám Császi

After an unofficial five-year filmmaking ban, Hungary's Ádám Császi continues to oppose the authoritarian Orbán regime.

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Aurora’s Sunrise

Director: Inna Sahakyan

A harrowing, engrossing story of Aurora Mardiganian who finds herself in the throes of the Armenian genocide.

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This Stolen Country of Mine

Director: Marc Wiese

Ecuadorian indigenous resistance against their homeland's resource exploitation at the hands of China.

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While We Watched

Director: Vinay Shukla

A spiralling world of truth and disinformation in Modi's India.