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The Flamingo Revolution
Pakhuis de Zwijger, Tuesday, September 15 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
What is the role of architecture in the government of Edi Rama?For more than two months, Albanians have taken to the streets every day in Tirana and other cities in what has come to be known as the Flamingo Revolution. What began as a protest against the construction of a multi-billion-dollar luxury tourism development, planned within a protected area that is home to thriving populations of flamingos and other endangered species, has grown into a broader anti-government movement. Protesters increasingly see the project not as an isolated case, but as emblematic of a model of development pursued by Edi Rama’s government, now in its fourth consecutive term in power. Architecture has been central to this model. Over the past two decades, Rama has used architecture and urban development not only as instruments of governance, but also as a means of projecting Albania onto the international stage. Numerous internationally renowned architecture practices, many of which Dutch, have been invited to design and build across the country, turning Albania into an increasingly prominent site of architectural experimentation and investment. During the first week of the protests, a more than 700 pages book documenting and celebrating this very phenomenon was launched in Tirana. The book has since acquired a different significance: for many protesters, it has become an object of evidence, a record of the development model they are challenging.
Met in dit programma Wouter Vanstiphout Writer Teacher Curator bij Crimson en Independent School for the City Lukas Kotkamp Onderzoeksjournalist bij Follow The MoneyWhat is at stake in Albania’s Flamingo Revolution? What does the prominence of international architecture in Albania reveal about the country’s political and economic transformation? How does the Flamingo Revolution eco common struggles beyond Albania and how does this development model inform the practice of architecture nowdays?
We invite you to join an open conversation bringing together architects, journalists, researchers, and others to discuss the politics of development, the role of architecture, and the deeper histories and imaginaries shaping the Flamingo Revolution.
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CiNEMERCATOR - Denis Villeneuve INCENDIES 2010
Supermercator, Wednesday, August 26 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Filmlover,
Merthe Voorhoeve,
Andreas van Riet,
Maaike Hasselaar
& Elisabeth van Vliet,
each are programming 1 precious film per month. That's 4 precious films per month!
CiNEMERCATOR
doors open 19:00
start 20:00
ticket 3€
26-8
Denis Villeneuve
INCENDIES
2010
Incendies is the film that announced Denis Villeneuve as a major filmmaker long before Arrival or Dune.
Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad’s play, it follows a pair of Canadian twins who travel to an unnamed Middle Eastern country after their mother’s death, slowly uncovering the story she spent her life trying to bury. The mystery is gripping, but the film’s real achievement lies in how it transforms a detective story into a tragedy.
It's one of the strongest anti-war films of the 21st century, not because it argues against war, but because it shows how its consequences outlive every ceasefire. It is a film about memory, inheritance, and the unbearable cost of discovering where you come from. Few films leave such a profound emotional mark while remaining so formally controlled.
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Africadelic X Ventilator Cinema with CineCarib: Kombiná (69')
OT301, Saturday, October 17 at 03:00 PM GMT+2
Open: 15:00 - 18:00 hrs
Tickets: € 10CineCarib: Kombiná (69') + post-screening discussion
Kombiná is a journey through contemporary Dutch Caribbean architecture. The documentary follows architect Lyongo Juliana on a 25-year journey across the Dutch Caribbean, exploring what contemporary Caribbean architecture truly means today. Through projects on Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba, and St. Maarten, the film reveals how architecture emerges from a rich fusion of cultures, histories, climates, and social realities. Just like Caribbean music and language, architecture is shaped by many influences. In the film, Lyongo reflects—together with young designers, students, clients, and residents—on how architecture can respond to social challenges, reflect local identity, and contribute to more inclusive and meaningful living environments.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/africadelic-x-ventilator-cinema-with-cinecarib-kombina-69
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Africadelic X Ventilator Cinema Memory of Princess Mumbi - NL Premiere
OT301, Friday, October 2 at 06:45 PM GMT+2
Genre: Drama
Line up: Shandra Apondi Abraham Joseph Ibrahim Joseph
Open: 18:45 - 22:00 hrs
Tickets: € 10Director: Damien Hauser
Country: Kenya and Switzerland
Year: 2025
Length: 80'
Language: English with English subtitlesABOUT THE FILM
Set in 2093, Memory of Princess Mumbi follows young filmmaker Kuve as he travels to the fictional African kingdom of Umata to make a documentary about the aftermath of a devastating war that led to the rejection of modern technology and a return to ancient kingdoms.
There he meets Mumbi, an aspiring actress who challenges him to make his film without artificial intelligence, relying instead on his own eyes, hands and imagination. As Kuve becomes increasingly fascinated by Mumbi and the world around her, his documentary gradually transforms into something more intimate.
Blending science fiction, romance and mockumentary, Damien Hauser’s inventive film explores memory, filmmaking and our relationship with technology, asking what remains distinctly human in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
Shot in Kenya on a micro-budget, the film combines live action, green-screen techniques and AI-generated imagery. Hauser took on multiple roles, including writer, director, cinematographer, editor and composer, combining new digital tools with a handmade, independent approach to filmmaking.
Since premiering in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Memory of Princess Mumbi has screened internationally at festivals including Toronto, BFI London, Zurich, Ghent and San Francisco. The film received the ZFF Critics Award at the Zurich Film Festival and the Golden Tulip for Best Film at the Istanbul Film Festival.
We are very happy to welcome Africadelic to Ventilator Cinema for this special screening and Dutch premiere.ABOUT AFRICADELIC
Africadelic is an Amsterdam-based non-profit platform dedicated to African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism. Alongside its annual festival, Africadelic presents screenings, talks and cultural events throughout the year.https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/africadelic-x-ventilator-cinema-memory-of-princess-mumbi-nl-premiere
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NOFX: 40 Years of Fuckin' Up (2026)
Melkweg, Friday, September 25 at 09:15 PM GMT+2
"40 Years of Fuckin' Up" is Spinal Tap, but real. It's a film about the infamous, fairly un-famous, and beloved punk rock band NOFX. This is the unbelievable story about how a group of untalented drug-addled teenage punks somehow became the most successful independent band in history — and they did it haphazardly, entirely on their own.
Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/nofx-40-years-of-fuckin-up-2026
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NOFX: 40 Years of Fuckin' Up (2026)
Melkweg, Saturday, September 26 at 09:15 PM GMT+2
"40 Years of Fuckin' Up" is Spinal Tap, but real. It's a film about the infamous, fairly un-famous, and beloved punk rock band NOFX. This is the unbelievable story about how a group of untalented drug-addled teenage punks somehow became the most successful independent band in history — and they did it haphazardly, entirely on their own.
Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/nofx-40-years-of-fuckin-up-2026-1
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🎬 Two films by Marina Sulima: Parcelpaedia (2020) + Consider a Tomato (2025) + Q&A
Filmhuis Cavia, Thursday, September 17 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Parcelpaedia
Marina Sulima | 2020 | Netherlands, Moldova | 14’53’’ | EN subtitles
Marina’s first short film Parcelpaedia reflects on and responds to the ‘Italy Syndrome’ - a type of depression specific to Eastern European women who work as caregivers in Italy. The film features Dr. Cara, a fictitious physician who examines parcels sent by these migrants to their families in Moldova, creating an absurd world with its own logic, where objects are alive and active in the Moldovan-Italian migration context.
+Consider a Tomato
Marina Sulima | 2025 | Netherlands, Moldova | 74’ | EN subtitles
Consider cutting a tomato open, consider the worlds contained within. Consider a recipe for pickled tomatoes in a world full of LED-light grown, rock-wool sown tomatoes. Consider following tomatoes from closed-off Dutch greenhouses to Moldova, home to the filmmaker and many greenhouse workers, who leave their own tomato patches to work behind glass walls. Consider your guide to be a manuscript full of family recipes and countless ways of fermenting tomatoes.
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Marina Sulima is an artist born in Moldova, working and living in Groningen. She graduated in 2020 from Minerva Academy in Groningen with Parcelpaedia, a short film about Italy Syndrome: a depression specific to Eastern European women who work as caregivers in Italy. The film received a Wildcard from Netherlands Filmfonds, which allowed her to make another hybrid film: Consider a tomato. Marina works with illustration, animation, sculpture and film to create stories that follow the trajectories of certain objects. She wants to engage with a worn-out and heart-broken world and re-center human stories around the land.
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🎬 Kissable Screens: Janine Moves to the Country – presented by Porn Film Festival Amsterdam
Filmhuis Cavia, Sunday, September 27 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Jan Eilhardt | 2025 | Germany | 74’ | EN subtitles
This month, Porn Film Festival Amsterdam presents a feature film at Kissable Screens – our monthly sex-positive program.
Janine and her boyfriend decide to change their Berlin plattenbau apartment for a house in the countryside. But the picturesque landscape cannot hide a plain truth: the villagers receive them with clear-cut hostility. For their neighbour Peter, however, Janine’s presence means something entirely different. Overwhelmed by domestic struggles with an overworked mother and disabled brother, he sees his sexual desires awakened and begins to make clumsy, inappropriate advances. Campy, dark and musical, Janine moves to the Country is a story about sexual vigilance in small communities and the realities of breaking away from those around you.
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🎬 Indië Verloren… / Selling a Colonial War (2023)
Filmhuis Cavia, Saturday, September 26 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
In-Soo Radstake | 2023 | NL | 105’ | EN subtitles
Selling a Colonial War reveals in a confronting manner how the Dutch government and top diplomats steered the narrative of their actions during the Indonesian struggle for independence through information services, newspapers, newsreels, and propaganda films, and ultimately lost control over this history. Internationally renowned historians from Indonesia, Australia, the United States, and the Netherlands, among others, share their perspectives to offer insight into this complex history. The film thus places this war and this history, for the first time, within the international political context of the time. Director In-Soo Radstake explores how the various frames continue to have an impact to this day.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/indie-verloren-selling-a-colonial-war-2023
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🎬 Beirut Animation Nights International Tour
Filmhuis Cavia, Thursday, September 10 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Filmhuis Cavia is proud to host one of the stops of the International Tour of Beirut Animation Nights. This program presents a traveling selection of animated short films from Lebanon and around the world, drawn from current and past editions of the festival. In this way, Beirut Animation Nights aims to support displaced families from the south of Lebanon — keeping Lebanese creativity alive on the world stage while channeling real help to those who need it most, pursuing its mission to promote Lebanese animation voices internationally while standing in solidarity with those most affected.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/beirut-animation-nights-international-tour
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🎬 Humans of Film Festival, 2025 Retrospective :: Not Dead + Cactus Pears
Filmhuis Cavia, Saturday, September 12 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
The first official collaboration between Filmhuis Cavia and Humans of Film Festival is here! For this retrospective and preparation for the next HoFF edition, we will show the films that were awarded in the previous edition. On Friday we will screen the films that got the ‘Honorable Mention’ from the jury, and on Saturday the two films that were awarded in the festival.
Humans of Film Festival hopes that, through the conversations and films, its contribution will encourage festival visitors and residents of the West district to understand one another better. The festival also aims to strengthen community cohesion in the neighbourhood and the city, broaden perspectives, and raise awareness of human rights, empowerment and social justice.Not Dead (Morto Não)
Alex Reis | 2025 | Brazil | 15’
The birth of a young black couple's first child brings happiness, but also agony. The father experiences and expresses his dilemmas regarding the arrival, coexistence and departure of his beloved firstborn.
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Rohan Parashuram Kanawade | 2025 | India | 112’
Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer who is struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/humans-of-film-festival-2025-retrospective-not-dead-cactus-pears
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🎬 Humans of Film Festival - 2025 Retrospective :: If I am Here, it is by Mystery + The Last Meal
Filmhuis Cavia, Friday, September 11 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
The first official collaboration between Filmhuis Cavia and Humans of Film Festival is here! For this retrospective and preparation for the next HoFF edition, we will show the films that were awarded in the previous edition. On Friday we will screen the films that got the ‘Honorable Mention’ from the jury, and on Saturday the two films that were awarded in the festival.
Humans of Film Festival hopes that, through the conversations and films, its contribution will encourage festival visitors and residents of the West district to understand one another better. The festival also aims to strengthen community cohesion in the neighbourhood and the city, broaden perspectives, and raise awareness of human rights, empowerment and social justice. -
SITP Festival | marc ribot x farida amadou x ches smith + run into the apocalypse + franks rosaly's ruidoscuro + jens bouttery solo + nufaro
Cinetol, Saturday, November 14 at 06:30 PM GMT+1
Op zaterdag 14 november keert SITP terug naar Cinetol met een rijk programma vol geïmproviseerde muziek. Georganiseerd in samenwerking met RAUW & Cinetol, brengt de line-up lokale en internationale legendes uit de improvisatiescene samen. Ze presenteren hun eigen sets en gaan daarnaast met elkaar de muzikale interactie aan.
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Marc Ribot x Farida Amadou x Ches Smith + Run Into The Apocalypse + Franks Rosaly’s Ruidoscuro + Jens Bouttery solo + Nufaro + numerous improv sessions
Marc Ribot x Farida Amadou x Ches Smith
Marc Ribot zegt… “Vorig jaar belde Ches Smith me op en zei: ‘Je zou vanavond bij een optreden moeten komen kijken dat ik doe met bassist Farida Amadou.’ Het was de meest intense, opwindende muziek die ik in decennia had gehoord. Daarna zei ik tegen Farida en Ches: ‘laten we jammen!’”
Spontaan ontstaan uit gedeelde nieuwsgierigheid en jamsessies, brengt dit trio drie uitgesproken figuren uit de internationale improvisatiemuziekscene samen voor hun eerste optreden in Amsterdam. Dit nieuwe trio verkent de uiterste grenzen van waar hun uiteenlopende improvisatieachtergronden hen kunnen brengen.
Elektrisch bassist Farida Amadou staat bekend om haar rauwe, intuïtieve benadering van improvisatie en is uitgegroeid tot een belangrijke kracht binnen de experimentele muziek. Ze werkte samen met artiesten als Thurston Moore, Peter Brötzmann en Moor Mother. Iconische gitaarvernieuwer Marc Ribot en “een van de sluwste drummers uit de experimentele scene” Ches Smith werken al lange tijd samen in hun postrock-agitpunkband Ceramic Dog.
Run Into The Apocalypse
Run Into The Apocalypse beweegt zich door de veranderende ruimte tussen akoestisch en elektronisch geluid. Live-elektronica, sampling en digitale texturen verweven zich met improvisatie en creëren een voortdurend veranderend klanklandschap. Door instabiliteit en verandering te omarmen, maakt het trio van ruis en interferentie compositorisch materiaal. Rita Brancato’s hybride drumkit onderzoekt de mogelijkheden van harmonische inhoud, aangehouden klanken, woorden, akkoorden en melodieën, en zelfs de illusie van honderden drums die tegelijkertijd spelen. Samen met Andrea Leone (tenorsaxofoon) en Massimiliano Dosoli (klarinet en effecten) verkent het trio de mogelijkheden van elektronica toegepast op akoestische instrumenten. Zo vervagen de grenzen tussen instrumenten, machines en uitvoerders, in een zoektocht naar nieuwe klankkleuren en nieuwe manieren van luisteren.
Franks Rosaly’s Ruidoscuro
Kwartet Ruidoscuro plaatst strikte sequentiële patronen tegenover improvisatie om een rituele muzikale beweging te creëren. De muziek vertelt een donker, beklemmend verhaal binnen een rijk gelaagde context van ronddraaiende polyritmes, bitonale melodische structuren en verschuivende harmonische patronen in nieuwe muziek die zich niet laat centraliseren. Gelaagde systemen van herhaling, trance-gebaseerde cycli en melodische motieven draaien om elkaar heen en verbinden zich met elkaar, waardoor ruimte ontstaat voor de luisteraar om op te gaan in de rauwe energie van dit krachtige ensemble. Onder leiding van drummer Frank Rosaly bestaat de groep uit gitarist Andy Moor van The Ex, pianist Marta Warelis en multi-instrumentalist Ibelisse Guardia Ferraguti op keyboards en elektronica.
Jens Bouttery solo
Drummer, componist en producer Jens Bouttery werkt internationaal binnen een breed scala aan disciplines, van muziek tot film, theater en dans. Het drumstel vormt zijn basis, maar door de jaren heen groeide hij uit tot multi-instrumentalist, gedreven door nieuwsgierigheid naar andere input, ongeslepen vakmanschap en zelfgebouwde instrumenten. Zijn artistieke universum draait om het verkennen van vrijheid binnen compositorische uitvoeringsstructuren. Live drums, orkestwerken, experimenteel sounddesign, popsongs, underground dance en zelfs metal vormen inspiratie voor zijn werk. Alle muzikale stijlen kunnen een invloed zijn, zolang ze een natuurlijke verbinding hebben met de kern van het werk en een unieke en organische wereld voor het project creëren.
Nufaro
Door te experimenteren met sounddesign en onconventionele arrangementen verkent Nufaro de grenzen van popmuziek, met als doel conventies en clichés binnen songwriting uit te dagen. In plaats van simpelweg verzamelingen nummers te creëren, hanteren ze een verhalend perspectief en creëren ze lange narratieven die hun werk vormgeven, met sterke invloeden uit de psychedelische rockbenadering van de jaren 70.
SPACE IS THE PLACE
Space is the Place organiseert sinds 2015 progressieve en avontuurlijke concertreeksen, met een sterke focus op jazz en geïmproviseerde muziek. Vanuit hun voormalige thuisbasis De Ruimte groeide SITP uit tot een creatieve broedplaats die de scene stimuleert door genres en disciplines met elkaar te verbinden. Inmiddels organiseert en ondersteunt SITP concerten op verschillende locaties, in Nederland en daarbuiten, en werkt het samen met onder andere BIMHUIS, Paradiso en Cinetol. Met SITProductions en de SITP Supports-serie ondersteunt Space is the Place daarnaast muzikanten, bands en evenementen met frisse en authentieke ideeën.
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Filmvertoning: Soldier’s Bones
Pakhuis de Zwijger, Thursday, September 10 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
★★★★ Soldier’s Bones doordringt je ervan hoe makkelijk oorlogsmoeheid toeslaat, terwijl de verschrikkingen doorgaan – De Volkskrant.In 1971 ontdekt de jonge Newsweek-verslaggever Alec Shimkin een geheime Amerikaanse militaire operatie in de Mekongdelta: Operation Speedy Express, waarbij op grote schaal oorlogsmisdaden worden gepleegd. Na het bloedbad van My Lai in 1968 is hij ervan overtuigd dat ook deze “Super My Lai” aan het licht moet komen. Maandenlang hield Newsweek zijn onderzoek tegen—onder druk van de overheid en door zelfcensuur binnen de redactie. Wat een onthullende coverstory had moeten zijn, verschijnt uiteindelijk als een klein, afgezwakt artikel zonder zichtbare impact. De Vietnamese ooggetuigenverklaringen die Alec zorgvuldig had verzameld, verdwijnen uit beeld.
Kort daarna raakt Alec vermist in Vietnam. Soldier’s Bones reconstrueert zijn poging om Operation Speedy Express te onthullen—het verhaal dat hij zelf niet kon afmaken. Wat verdween er met hem? En wat zegt zijn stilte over hoe verhalen worden gevormd, gefilterd of onderdrukt, en wie bepaalt wat zichtbaar wordt en wat niet?Over de film
In 1971 ontdekt de jonge Newsweek-verslaggever Alec Shimkin een geheime Amerikaanse militaire operatie in de Mekongdelta: Operation Speedy Express, waarbij op grote schaal oorlogsmisdaden worden gepleegd. Na het bloedbad van My Lai in 1968 is hij ervan overtuigd dat ook deze “Super My Lai” aan het licht moet komen. Maandenlang hield Newsweek zijn onderzoek tegen—onder druk van de overheid en door zelfcensuur binnen de redactie. Wat een onthullende coverstory had moeten zijn, verschijnt uiteindelijk als een klein, afgezwakt artikel zonder zichtbare impact. De Vietnamese ooggetuigenverklaringen die Alec zorgvuldig had verzameld, verdwijnen uit beeld.
Kort daarna raakt Alec vermist in Vietnam. Soldier’s Bones reconstrueert zijn poging om Operation Speedy Express te onthullen—het verhaal dat hij zelf niet kon afmaken. Wat verdween er met hem? En wat zegt zijn stilte over hoe verhalen worden gevormd, gefilterd of onderdrukt, en wie bepaalt wat zichtbaar wordt en wat niet?Meer over de sprekers
Kasper Verkaik is een Nederlandse documentairemaker en regisseur. Hij studeerde aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en de Nederlandse Filmacademie. Zijn werk richt zich op maatschappelijke en menselijke verhalen, met een mix van journalistieke verdieping en persoonlijke observatie. Hij maakte onder meer documentaires als Dear Oprah, Daddy Doll en Plaza Man, die werden vertoond op nationale en internationale podia.
Dr. Dat M. Nguyen is onderzoeker en gespecialiseerd in de geschiedenis en gevolgen van oorlog in Zuidoost-Azië, met een bijzondere focus op Vietnam. Zijn werk richt zich op thema’s als oorlogstrauma, religie, herinnering en de sociale en ecologische gevolgen van oorlogsvoering.
Lees meer De massamoord in Vietnam die in een voetnoot verdweenTrouw
Movies That Matter Dutch Focus: Soldier’s Bones by Kasper VerkaikBusiness Doc Europe
De massamoord die in een voetnoot verdweenDe Filmkrant
Kijktip: Soldier's BonesBNNVARA
Recensie: Soldier’s Bones is een filmmonument voor een oorlogsjournalist en diens in de kiem gesmoorde onthullingHet Parool
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/filmvertoning-soldiers-bones
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Straight To Video (10th Anniversary) presents Hell Squad (1985)
LAB111, Friday, September 25 at 09:00 PM GMT+2
STRAIGHT TO VIDEO (10TH ANNIVERSARY) PRESENTS HELL SQUAD (1985)
Curators Lieuwe and Levente bring you the ultimate cult night every month with Straight to Video presents... Prepare for a wild cult film from the VHS era, filled with mind-boggling moments, rubbery rarities, and deranged dialogue.Ten years ago, we started with a simple idea: to bring the wildest, most forgotten and irresistible cult films of the VHS era back to the big screen. Since then, together with you, we have filled dozens of evenings with rubber monsters, incomprehensible dialogue, absurd plots and films that leave you wondering how they were ever made. We are celebrating that anniversary with a special screening of Hell Squad, one of the titles that started it all.
In this deranged cross between Rambo and Showgirls, the son of an American ambassador is kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists. To rescue him, a group of sexy Las Vegas strippers are trained to become ruthless commandos! Or, as the video-store cover so memorably puts it: “These knockouts are on a secret mission to the Middle East, taking them behind enemy lines and between the sheets!”
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/straight-to-video-10th-anniversary-presents-hell-squad-1985
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Film Lecture: The Cinematic Ghosts Of 9/11
LAB111, Friday, September 18 at 07:30 PM GMT+2
FILM LECTURE:
THE CINEMATIC GHOSTS OF 9/11
In this 45-minute interactive lecture, film critic and lecturer Hugo Emmerzael traces how 9/11 reshaped cinema and public consciousness. Looking at everything from Hollywood blockbusters and obscure world cinema to documentaries and conspiracy films, he explores how the attacks became a new form of American mythmaking — and how the political anxieties surrounding them continue to haunt cinema today.The 9/11 attacks unfolded at the dawn of a new media landscape, as consumer cameras, 24-hour news and online video transformed a historic tragedy into an unprecedented media spectacle. Its impact on cinema was immediate: Hollywood digitally erased the Twin Towers from films, while the industry turned towards a new era of war and terror, helping shape the cultural narrative around America’s “War on Terror.”
Drawing on film history, critical theory and the work of filmmakers, Hugo also looks beyond 9/11 itself to examine the political and cultural forces that were already shaping American cinema before the attacks.
Please note that this lecture will be presented in English.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/film-lecture-the-cinematic-ghosts-of-911
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Outdoor cinema Amsterdam – Films With A View | Splitsville (2025)
Pllek, Tuesday, September 1 at 09:00 PM GMT+2
This summer, you can watch Splitsville (2025) at our outdoor cinema in Amsterdam at Films With A View. On the beach at Pllek, you sink into the sand with the IJ river and the Amsterdam skyline as your backdrop. As the sun sets, Splitsville (2025) begins and you experience the film at Amsterdam’s most laid-back outdoor cinema.
Films With A View at Pllek
Outdoor cinema Amsterdam at Pllek (NDSM-wharf)
Cinema & Skyline: the ultimate movie experience in Amsterdam Noord
Experience the magic of Outdoor Cinema at Pllek, with the best view of the skyline of Amsterdam. Every Tuesday evening – until the end of September – we show the most impressive, moving and controversial movies on our city beach on the NDSM Wharf. On a beach chair with a drink in your hand you’ll be sucked into the big screen.
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Beach open/pick-up headphones 20:00
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Start film 21:00 (at sunset)
Language: EnglishSubtitles: Dutch
Outdoor cinema Amsterdam: Splitsville (2025) at Pllek (Amsterdam Noord, NDSM-Wharf)
The American suburbs, today. When his wife Ashley suddenly asks for a divorce, the good-natured, somewhat naive Carey (Kyle Marvin) falls apart and seeks comfort with his best friends Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul, the seemingly perfect couple. To his astonishment, the secret to their marital bliss turns out to be an open relationship — a revelation that stirs something in Carey. But when he crosses a line he should never have crossed, the friendship between the two couples spirals into an avalanche of jealousy, desire and hilarious physical combat. Director Michael Angelo Covino shapes his screwball farce (billed as an “unromantic comedy”) about fidelity, desire and modern relationships into an exuberant ensemble piece, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Genre: Dark Comedy | Comedy
Important info
Please note: The film will only take place if it is dry. We will provide sufficient seating, bean bags and blankets! On the day of the film, around 1:00 PM, we will communicate on our channels Instagram channel and the website whether the film will definitely take place.
Costs are €10 p.p., tickets are available via the ‘Ticket’ button.
If the film goes ahead, it is not possible to cancel your ticket.
Tip: Sell your ticket via Ticket Swap.If the film is canceled, you will receive an email and the purchase price of the tickets will be refunded, excluding service costs
English-language films will be subtitled in Dutch, all other spoken languages will have English subtitles
(TIP) Coming early = Best spots
🎥 Films With a View is presented by Outdoor Cinema & Isolabella Limoncello
Outdoor cinema Amsterdam: Splitsville (2025) at Pllek (Amsterdam Noord, NDSM-Wharf)
The American suburbs, today. When his wife Ashley suddenly asks for a divorce, the good-natured, somewhat naive Carey (Kyle Marvin) falls apart and seeks comfort with his best friends Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul, the seemingly perfect couple. To his astonishment, the secret to their marital bliss turns out to be an open relationship — a revelation that stirs something in Carey. But when he crosses a line he should never have crossed, the friendship between the two couples spirals into an avalanche of jealousy, desire and hilarious physical combat. Director Michael Angelo Covino shapes his screwball farce (billed as an “unromantic comedy”) about fidelity, desire and modern relationships into an exuberant ensemble piece, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Genre: Dark Comedy | Comedy
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/outdoor-cinema-amsterdam-films-with-a-view-or-splitsville-2025
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y.e.a.r.n. for music videos
OT301, Wednesday, September 16 at 07:00 PM GMT+2
Genre: Music videos, talks
Line up: Dear Omen, My Purse, Katie Bitchcoin
Open: 19:00 - 23:00 hrs
Tickets: € 5-10y.e.a.r.n. for music videos is back for its second edition!
Join us on the 16th of September at the Ventilator Cinema for a night of deep diving into this wonderful artform.We have invited Dear Omen, My Purse and Katie Bitchcoin to join us and screen their music videos. They will share about the process and the behind the scenes during the moderated discussion and Q&A led by our dear friend Emma.
Sometimes colourful, sometimes dark, these videos are in the intersection of absurdity and a fever dream. They will transport you into another time or into another land. And all of this will be shown in the big screen at the magical room of the Ventilator Cinema.Doors: 19:00
Screening time: 19:30 -
The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night
Mezrab, Saturday, June 19 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
This is our brand new show in Mezrab!
Get ready for a comedy show like never before!
It’s not just people who say funny things: No, there are also puppets, improv, scenes from movies, headstands, tarring and feathering – everything that justifies the ALT in the title.
An evening where things happen that are only remotely comedy, and yet are funny as bread.
And, before we forget to mention it: We also have people saying funny things.Better grab your tickets fast, because they’ll disappear quicker than at a magic show.
Tickets: 13.50 EUR (+0,50 bank fee)
Doors open at 19.00
Event starts at 20.00
Soup: YES!
Language: Englishhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-alt-mezrab-comedy-night-23
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The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night
Mezrab, Saturday, May 15 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
This is our brand new show in Mezrab!
Get ready for a comedy show like never before!
It’s not just people who say funny things: No, there are also puppets, improv, scenes from movies, headstands, tarring and feathering – everything that justifies the ALT in the title.
An evening where things happen that are only remotely comedy, and yet are funny as bread.
And, before we forget to mention it: We also have people saying funny things.Better grab your tickets fast, because they’ll disappear quicker than at a magic show.
Tickets: 13.50 EUR (+0,50 bank fee)
Doors open at 19.00
Event starts at 20.00
Soup: YES!
Language: Englishhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-alt-mezrab-comedy-night-22
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The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night
Mezrab, Saturday, March 20 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
This is our brand new show in Mezrab!
Get ready for a comedy show like never before!
It’s not just people who say funny things: No, there are also puppets, improv, scenes from movies, headstands, tarring and feathering – everything that justifies the ALT in the title.
An evening where things happen that are only remotely comedy, and yet are funny as bread.
And, before we forget to mention it: We also have people saying funny things.Better grab your tickets fast, because they’ll disappear quicker than at a magic show.
Tickets: 13.50 EUR (+0,50 bank fee)
Doors open at 19.00
Event starts at 20.00
Soup: YES!
Language: Englishhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-alt-mezrab-comedy-night-20
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The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night
Mezrab, Saturday, April 17 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
This is our brand new show in Mezrab!
Get ready for a comedy show like never before!
It’s not just people who say funny things: No, there are also puppets, improv, scenes from movies, headstands, tarring and feathering – everything that justifies the ALT in the title.
An evening where things happen that are only remotely comedy, and yet are funny as bread.
And, before we forget to mention it: We also have people saying funny things.Better grab your tickets fast, because they’ll disappear quicker than at a magic show.
Tickets: 13.50 EUR (+0,50 bank fee)
Doors open at 19.00
Event starts at 20.00
Soup: YES!
Language: Englishhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-alt-mezrab-comedy-night-21
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The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night
Mezrab, Saturday, February 20 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
This is our brand new show in Mezrab!
Get ready for a comedy show like never before!
It’s not just people who say funny things: No, there are also puppets, improv, scenes from movies, headstands, tarring and feathering – everything that justifies the ALT in the title.
An evening where things happen that are only remotely comedy, and yet are funny as bread.
And, before we forget to mention it: We also have people saying funny things.Better grab your tickets fast, because they’ll disappear quicker than at a magic show.
Tickets: 13.50 EUR (+0,50 bank fee)
Doors open at 19.00
Event starts at 20.00
Soup: YES!
Language: Englishhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-alt-mezrab-comedy-night-19
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The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night
Mezrab, Saturday, January 16 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
This is our brand new show in Mezrab!
Get ready for a comedy show like never before!
It’s not just people who say funny things: No, there are also puppets, improv, scenes from movies, headstands, tarring and feathering – everything that justifies the ALT in the title.
An evening where things happen that are only remotely comedy, and yet are funny as bread.
And, before we forget to mention it: We also have people saying funny things.Better grab your tickets fast, because they’ll disappear quicker than at a magic show.
Tickets: 13.50 EUR (+0,50 bank fee)
Doors open at 19.00
Event starts at 20.00
Soup: YES!
Language: Englishhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-alt-mezrab-comedy-night-18
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The ALT Mezrab Comedy Night
Mezrab, Saturday, December 19 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
This is our brand new show in Mezrab!
Get ready for a comedy show like never before!
It’s not just people who say funny things: No, there are also puppets, improv, scenes from movies, headstands, tarring and feathering – everything that justifies the ALT in the title.
An evening where things happen that are only remotely comedy, and yet are funny as bread.
And, before we forget to mention it: We also have people saying funny things.Better grab your tickets fast, because they’ll disappear quicker than at a magic show.
Tickets: 13.50 EUR (+0,50 bank fee)
Doors open at 19.00
Event starts at 20.00
Soup: YES!
Language: Englishhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-alt-mezrab-comedy-night-17
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Off the Page
Mezrab, Tuesday, June 8 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Have you ever been to a public reading by a renowned author, and watched them hide behind their own words, avoiding the eyes of their fans? Then they sign their books, often without even glancing inside. For all they know, they could be autographing copies of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’. We storytellers are different. We immerse ourselves in our audience, aiming our stories to each and every one of them. We don’t just share stories; we embody them, using our very presence as a signature. Yet, while our craft is every bit as vital as novelists and poets, they’re the ones basking in accolades, media spotlights, honorary degrees, and HBO deals.
To level the playing field, storytellers have united to shake up literature. Imagine Proust’s magnum opus summarized in mere minutes, Don Quixote sent on a wild adventure aboard the Pequod, or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with a happy ending.
Those ‘writer-writers’ might fight back, but our voices will be louder than their cease-and-desist letters. Join our rebellion!
Doors open at 19.00, event starts at 20.00.
Dad is making soup.
Entrance: Donations.
Language: English -
Off the Page
Mezrab, Tuesday, May 11 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Have you ever been to a public reading by a renowned author, and watched them hide behind their own words, avoiding the eyes of their fans? Then they sign their books, often without even glancing inside. For all they know, they could be autographing copies of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’. We storytellers are different. We immerse ourselves in our audience, aiming our stories to each and every one of them. We don’t just share stories; we embody them, using our very presence as a signature. Yet, while our craft is every bit as vital as novelists and poets, they’re the ones basking in accolades, media spotlights, honorary degrees, and HBO deals.
To level the playing field, storytellers have united to shake up literature. Imagine Proust’s magnum opus summarized in mere minutes, Don Quixote sent on a wild adventure aboard the Pequod, or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with a happy ending.
Those ‘writer-writers’ might fight back, but our voices will be louder than their cease-and-desist letters. Join our rebellion!
Doors open at 19.00, event starts at 20.00.
Dad is making soup.
Entrance: Donations.
Language: English -
Off the Page
Mezrab, Tuesday, April 13 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Have you ever been to a public reading by a renowned author, and watched them hide behind their own words, avoiding the eyes of their fans? Then they sign their books, often without even glancing inside. For all they know, they could be autographing copies of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’. We storytellers are different. We immerse ourselves in our audience, aiming our stories to each and every one of them. We don’t just share stories; we embody them, using our very presence as a signature. Yet, while our craft is every bit as vital as novelists and poets, they’re the ones basking in accolades, media spotlights, honorary degrees, and HBO deals.
To level the playing field, storytellers have united to shake up literature. Imagine Proust’s magnum opus summarized in mere minutes, Don Quixote sent on a wild adventure aboard the Pequod, or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with a happy ending.
Those ‘writer-writers’ might fight back, but our voices will be louder than their cease-and-desist letters. Join our rebellion!
Doors open at 19.00, event starts at 20.00.
Dad is making soup.
Entrance: Donations.
Language: English -
Off the Page
Mezrab, Tuesday, March 9 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
Have you ever been to a public reading by a renowned author, and watched them hide behind their own words, avoiding the eyes of their fans? Then they sign their books, often without even glancing inside. For all they know, they could be autographing copies of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’. We storytellers are different. We immerse ourselves in our audience, aiming our stories to each and every one of them. We don’t just share stories; we embody them, using our very presence as a signature. Yet, while our craft is every bit as vital as novelists and poets, they’re the ones basking in accolades, media spotlights, honorary degrees, and HBO deals.
To level the playing field, storytellers have united to shake up literature. Imagine Proust’s magnum opus summarized in mere minutes, Don Quixote sent on a wild adventure aboard the Pequod, or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with a happy ending.
Those ‘writer-writers’ might fight back, but our voices will be louder than their cease-and-desist letters. Join our rebellion!
Doors open at 19.00, event starts at 20.00.
Dad is making soup.
Entrance: Donations.
Language: English -
Off the Page
Mezrab, Tuesday, February 9 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
Have you ever been to a public reading by a renowned author, and watched them hide behind their own words, avoiding the eyes of their fans? Then they sign their books, often without even glancing inside. For all they know, they could be autographing copies of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’. We storytellers are different. We immerse ourselves in our audience, aiming our stories to each and every one of them. We don’t just share stories; we embody them, using our very presence as a signature. Yet, while our craft is every bit as vital as novelists and poets, they’re the ones basking in accolades, media spotlights, honorary degrees, and HBO deals.
To level the playing field, storytellers have united to shake up literature. Imagine Proust’s magnum opus summarized in mere minutes, Don Quixote sent on a wild adventure aboard the Pequod, or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with a happy ending.
Those ‘writer-writers’ might fight back, but our voices will be louder than their cease-and-desist letters. Join our rebellion!
Doors open at 19.00, event starts at 20.00.
Dad is making soup.
Entrance: Donations.
Language: English