Discoveries from Netherlands World Cinema

In Play On we see how climate change is affecting the beautiful game through two key stories from two British towns and their clubs. From the plight of a club at threat to the actions of another taking a stand, we learn that the only way football can carry on, is to come together.

We see images of shipbuilding, of the shipping traffic on the IJ and the Amstel, and the transfer and storage of goods.

An erotic cosmic love story between three transing beings whose desire unfolds across time and space.

Lights out tells the story of a couple that just broke up. Sarah is mad at Thomas and steals his car, hitting him with a crowbar in the proces. As retaliation Thomas buries Sarah alive in the car. Sarah is panicking in the car, and doesn't know what to do. Then she hears something outside, it's Thomas. Realizing that she (Sarah) is not really buried, she puts the seatbelt around her neck to make it look as if she has committed suicide. When Thomas accidentally made a noise, he goes to check out the car, thinking Sarah must have heard. But when he sees that Sarah committed suicide, he rushes to call 911. When Thomas is busy calling, Sarah makes her move, and slips trough Thomas's fingers for the second and last time.

Bangladeshi artist Naima Karim was paralyzed by a virus and for a year could do nothing but look at the sky. She then experienced the monsoon even more intensely than usual: the initial gusts of wind, the rapidly darkening sky, the oppressive humidity and finally the downpour of rain, which washes everything clean and leaves behind a fresh scent.

Sibusiso is a center for children with mental disabilities located in Arusha, Tanzania. Mentally disabled children here have limited possibilities to realize their developement potential because within Tanzanian culture, a handicap is often regarded as a taboo and a punishment from God. Sibusiso's mission is to increase the acceptance of mentally handicapped children and to give them the opportunity to discover and develop their capabilities.

A short discussion about the positive and negative aspects of life and why you should keep moving forward.

During a walk through the forest, a woman reflects on life and memories.

In a Dutch village, an eighty-year-old widow is murdered. The perverted modus operandi turns the crime into a national media event. It made the authorities decide to set up one of the first large-scale DNA investigations in the country. The men who were interrogated and investigated by the police are interrogated once again for the film and have to describe the dramatic events and try to put their feelings into words.

First propaganda film by the NSB, the Dutch National Socialist Movement. Narrated by leader Anton Mussert, the film strives to display the failure of democratic system and states that a country can only blossom under a strong leader.

During dance class, Stella does everything she can to win the solo, but her insecurity makes her lose her grip on reality.

Maxje leaves for France on impulse. He is done with his old life and thinks he can become a movie star in France. On his way, he is confronted with a number of issues. Is Maxje on the run from himself?

A television documentary about black metal In The Netherlands. Features the bands Occult, Goddess Of Desire, Enthroned (Belgium), Liar Of Golgotha, Moon Of Sorrow and Displeased Records.

For years, Piet le Blanc, replete with sax and violin, was a well-known sight in the streets and cafés of Rotterdam by night. But before he roamed the streets, he played in various large and small orchestras. A documentary by Carel van Hees and Martijn 't Hart about the life of a special, truly Rotterdam musician.

Documentary project about differing experiences of demolition-renewal in the Wielewaal, Rotterdam South

Almost 50 years ago, on 6 May 1970, Feijenoord (now Feyenoord) won the European Cup in Milan. The cup was brought back to Rotterdam and the city exploded. A pavilion was built on the Coolsingel where football fans could have their photo taken with the cup. The makers of this documentary studied archives and conducted countless telephone interviews with ordinary Rotterdammers who witnessed this historic moment. How did it feel to win such a prestigious cup? And what are the stories from Milan, the Coolsingel, Stadhuisplein and the stadium in Rotterdam-Zuid?

Short film.

Realistic images of New York alternate with surrealistic indoor shots and posing fashion models, with references to aphroditism and transvestism.

There is friction in the water. An entity of the environment but also a constant subject of manipulation. When water became a ‘thing’ that you can buy in a bottle, something changed. L’eau Faux is an experimental film with animation, puppeteering and actors.

Somewhere in the north of Belgium there is a small village where pigeons occupy the sky, men occupy the land and the horizon is a frontier. This is where Karel lives, a pigeon fancier. Katrien was born here. From her parents house she could almost see the house of Karel. One day, like Karels pigeons, she left. But unlike most pigeons, she did not return.

199/5000 De Lama's came to an end in 2008. Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer, Ruben Nicolai and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge come together for the first time since their farewell to look back on that time.

Is it unquestionably natural for the human race to express itself as men and women only? This documentary short film makes us rethink this binary point of view in each scene that occurs before our eyes through three Dutchs who explore the limits of their gender and sexuality in their daily life. An observational approach allows us to enter the intimate spaces of these characters, who tell us the discriminations the have had to face, their doubts and the difficulties they must overcome in their process to listen to what their body asks them to represent. Watching The Wardrobe of Gender is to look at three little stories that represent one of the most exciting human quests in history, where gender and identity are ambiguous items in constant transformation.

Willpower, a community centre and music school, is a safe haven for the needy and outcasts from society. When the centre is threatened with closure because they have to make way for urban development, the question arises: Can they find the willpower to preserve their beloved place?

A documentary about motherly love, letting go and acceptance featuring the Dutch gay choir Vox Rosa that is working on a show about the complicated bond between mother and son.

Trials of a prospective member of the Chevallerie du Taste-Fromage. Produced on behalf of the Knights of Cheese Tasting, North Brabant Division.

A special coverage, by two dutch journalists, of Ukraine’s very first Gay Pride (during the Euro 2012 Championship) that never happened due to extremist threats. The secret route had been leaked and hundreds of members of dangerous anti-gay groups chased gays who were on their way to the Pride. Two of the organizers were hospitalized. With the world’s gaze fixed upon Ukraine, gays – who have no rights there - felt encouraged to stand up for their rights. It might get even worse when a law against ‘gay propaganda’ passes: (positive) media coverage, support and education of homosexuality will be punishable.

A filmmaker decides to examine the fitgirl label by becoming one herself. In the age of social media where the individual comes first, being fit is the trend and exhibiting yourself online is paramount, it seems hard to stay satisfied with yourself. So the documentary filmmaker decides to go to the gym three times a week, adhere to strict diets and garner due Instagram fame. What does this change do to her mentally and does it change her view of the fitgirl phenomenon?

6 freestyle rappers run into a various bunch of characters while en-route to a battle royal competition. While on their journey they come to some serious realizations about their common overuse of the "N" word.

A variety of people spend one hour alone in a room. In here, they only find a simple task which they can fulfill in their own way. The participants can't bring bags, mobile phones or other items into the room. A film by Yuri Keukens, Johan Rijpma & Tom Schrooten.

A man is busy with his own image in an empty building, and in a cinema.

Five years after Chuck died in a weird accident, four friends return to the place of the accident. They're trying to find out what happened, but one after another comes across a murderous, satanic farmer.