Gys Zevenbergen

“When I told my mother a boy was hitting me on the playground, she said: ‘That’s because he likes you.’” So begins this exposé about femicide, with the sentence appearing in black letters on a bright red background. The film shows three women who survived abusive relationships—by becoming murderers themselves. Laura from Finland, Rachel from the Netherlands and Rosalba from Italy explain how and, more importantly, why they killed their partners. One speaks eloquently, another haltingly, but all three are candid.

The slogan “Meet the icons of modern art” needs to be scraped off the glass wall of the Stedelijk, Amsterdam’s modern art museum. Because precisely who the icons of modern art are is very much the question. Who gets to decide? And who loses out? In 2019, as director Sarah Vos started shooting her documentary, more than 90 percent of art at the Stedelijk was made by white men. That’s got to change, the museum’s director Rein Wolfs believes. But this is easier said than done—so much becomes clear when Vos follows Wolfs and his team as they strive for greater diversity in the collection, as well as among their staff.

The incredible life story of a Soviet soldier of Tatar descent who was captured by the Nazis during WWII. Today, his daughter Sana is tracing the path of her silent father, trying to understand what made him the man she knew as a child, through his diaries, as well as various personal and public archives and registries. As she accompanies Sana in her journey, filmmaker Aliona van der Horst excavates film archives, to find traces of those millions of Soviet soldiers who were caught in the crossfire of fighting between dictators, who were there but were easily left out of the narrative of the global war.

What happens if you give magic mushrooms (psilocibine) to experienced Zen practitioners who have never used drugs? What does that teach us about the mystical experience of oneness with nature? Based on these questions, psychiatrist Franz Vollenweider and Zen master Vanja Palmers set up a legal science experiment in a monastery at the top of Mount Rigi in Switzerland. Exactly 50 years after the magic mushrooms were officially banned, a new story begins in what is now called the “psychedelic renaissance”. While in 2021 most studies with psychedelics mainly focus on their promising medical applications, Frans and Vanja are already going a step further. Can the combination of meditation and psilocibin help humanity get out of the mess we have created on ourselves and the planet with our neo-liberal society?

In an as stirring as hopeful music story Dj Robert Soko, who came to fame with his Balkan Beats, embraces musical influences from newcomers in multicultural Europe.

Shepherd Stijn, un pastor tradicional, tiene una visión romántica del mundo, pero su idealismo choca con la dura realidad de tener que ser un empresario moderno. En este documental nos acercamos a Stijn y su familia en su búsqueda por mantener viva la tradición del pastoreo de ovejas.

The fascinations of filmmaker Peter Greenaway, whose motto is "art is life and life is art,"are captured like butterflies and arranged in an alphabet, a form that suits him perfectly as an encyclopedist. In intimate conversations with his perceptive 16-year-old daughter Zoë, we discover the whos, whats and whys about Greenaway.

'Disappearance' takes place in the remote winter landscape of Norway. Roos visits her mother there yearly, but this time it's different: she brings bad news. However, old pain and numerous reproaches keep Roos from sharing anything with her mother. Aided by her half brother and her old flame, the two women reconcile and Roos is able to make her next and inescapable step.

A fascinating look into the changing inner lives of young Orthodox Christians as they leave the safety of high school and fly out into the world.

Rob Krikke (33) has Down’s syndrome and is an actor with a theatre company. Since his sister died in an accident, that event won’t let go of Rob anymore. A decision is taken to make a play about her death. Documentary maker Didderiëns follows this process closely, shunning neither poetry nor confrontation.

En abril de 2013, el Rijksmuseum de Ámsterdam, de una categoría similar al Louvre, el Prado y el Hermitage y principal atracción turística de Holanda, reabrió sus puertas tras casi diez años de una reforma carísima y muy polémica. Durante este período en el que las obras maestras de Vermeer, Rembrandt y otros artistas holandeses desaparecieron de la vista del público, el director Oeke Hoogendijk documentó este complejísimo proceso. La película retrata los problemas logísticos y burocráticos del proyecto de reforma firmado por los arquitectos españoles Antonio Cruz y Antonio Ortiz y se convierte en un estudio sociológico del impacto de una obra arquitectónica en la sociedad.

Jojo tiene unos diez años y vive con su padre, quien por su trabajo está frecuentemente ausente. Según Jojo, su madre –cantante country– está de gira. Su padre no parece pasar por su mejor momento y Jojo oscila entre una independencia cotidiana adelantada y la necesidad de contención. A veces están las canciones de su madre, y a veces los triunfos en wáterpolo en el colegio. Y una compañerita que hace globos de chicle. Además, Jojo encuentra un pichón de grajilla y lo adopta. (FILMAFFINITY)

A look at what happened after Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was filmed in the Romanian village of Glod. It follows the life of one girl who longs to escape the poverty as foreign lawyers arrive with the promise of suing 20th Century Fox for millions of dollars.

Félix ha sido criado por su abuela y nunca conoció a su padre. Su padre johan, ni siquiera sabe que existe. Félix decide convertirse en un habitual en el bar de su padre en Amsterdam en secreto para aprender más sobre el hombre al que nunca ha conocido.