To Kill a War Machine (2025)

By: börek - January 9th, 2026  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday January 11, 2025, To Kill a War Machine (2025) * 1h 17min * in English * door opens at 20:00 * intro & first film starts at 20:30 * free entrance.

Documentary about activists from Palestine Action targeting British complicity with Israeli apartheid, how Elbit was shut down. Through real-time bodycam and phone footage, frontline activists take audiences along on their audacious raids to tear down arms factories around the UK. For many years, Palestine Action has taken consistent direct action against Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms firm. A once quiet killer which operates across Britain has become a better known target of the Palestine solidarity movement.

In July 2025, the British government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group under the UK’s Terrorism Act 2000 after members of the network spray-painted Royal Air Force aircraft at Brize Norton. Palestine Action dissolved following the ban, but its supporters and former members continue to take legal action to reverse its proscription.
On 20 October, a press release was issued by Prisoners4Palestine stating that on 2 November 2025, the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, activists held pending trial for actions would start on a hunger strike. The eight hunger strikers are members of the ‘Filton 24’ and ‘Brize Norton 5’ who are being held on remand. All of them are expected to be held in detention for more than a year before their trial date. Lawyers for Palestine Action have said the group can be compared to the suffragettes. Huda Ammori the co-founder of Palestine Action has said the “votes-for-women movement” would have faced the same ban, if today’s terrorism laws had been in place more than 100 years ago.
On 6 January 2026, Heba Muraisi is reported to have difficulty breathing after 65 days on hunger strike. Teuta Hoxha and Kamran Ahmad are still on hunger strike.
Since July 2025, there would have been over 2700 arrests in various demonstrations and protests.

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Movie night: Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979)

By: börek - December 23rd, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday December 28, 2025, Movie night: Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979) * English spoken * doors open at 20:00 * intro & film start at 20:30.

“Phantasm” is a 1979 American supernatural horror film directed, written, shot, and edited by Don Coscarelli. As the first entry in what would become the Phantasm franchise, the story centers on Mike, a teenager living in a small Oregon town. Together with his older brother Jody and their friend Reggie, he begins investigating bizarre events linked to the local funeral home, which is run by an enigmatic undertaker known only as “the Tall Man.”
Coscarelli drew inspiration for Phantasm from a nightmare he had as a teenager, eventually shaping it into an early screenplay. The film was produced entirely independently, backed financially by Coscarelli, his father, and local investors, with most of the cast and crew consisting of amateurs or up-and-coming filmmakers. Shooting took place over the span of a year, primarily in the Chatsworth area of California, and Coscarelli continued revising the script during production. After filming wrapped, the project went through months of heavy post-production and extensive editing.
Avco Embassy Pictures picked up the film for U.S. theatrical distribution, premiering it in Los Angeles in spring 1979. Once it expanded nationwide, Phantasm became a commercial success, earning $22 million worldwide. Critics initially gave it mixed reviews, but many praised its imaginative visuals and unconventional storytelling. Over time, the film developed a loyal cult audience, frequently appearing on lists of the greatest horror movies, and has been acknowledged as a major influence within the genre. Scholars often highlight its surreal tone and themes of grief, mortality, and the bond between siblings. […Lees verder]

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Movie night: Zombi 2 (Lucio Fulci, 1979)

By: börek - December 16th, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday December 21, 2025, Movie night: Zombi 2 (Lucio Fulci, 1979) * English spoken * doors open at 20:00 * intro & film start at 20:30.

“Zombi 2” is a 1979 Italian-made zombie film, shot in English and directed by Lucio Fulci. The movie was developed from an original script by Dardano Sacchetti and was designed to function as an unofficial follow-up to George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978), which had been released in Italy under the title Zombi. The cast includes Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, and Richard Johnson, with music composed by Fulci’s frequent collaborator – maestro Fabio Frizzi.
The story unfolds on a Caribbean island plagued by a voodoo curse that causes the dead to rise and prey on the living. After a scientist’s boat mysteriously appears deserted in New York City, his daughter travels to the island in search of answers. Written as a throwback to “traditional zombie stories,” the film was primarily shot in Italy, with additional scenes filmed in New York and Santo Domingo.
Despite its modest budget of 410 million Italian lira, the movie earned several times its cost worldwide. Upon release in the United Kingdom—where it played under the title Zombie Flesh Eaters—it stirred controversy and was eventually labeled a “video nasty.” Over time, however, critical opinion has become more favorable, and the film has since developed a strong cult following.

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Cinerevolt: De Cierta Manera (Sara Gómez, 1977)

By: börek - December 11th, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday December 14, 2025, Cinerevolt: De Cierta Manera  (One Way or Another) * directed by Sara Gómez, * 1977 * 1hr 20 mins * Spanish with English Subtitles * door opens at 20:00 * intro & first film starts at 20:30.

The only feature from the radical Afro-Cuban filmmaker Sara Gómez—who also worked as an assistant director with Agnès Varda and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea before her untimely death at age thirty-one—is an extraordinary portrait of post revolution Cuba. Blending invaluable documentary footage with a loose narrative about the budding relationship between an outspoken schoolteacher (Yolanda Cuellar) and a young worker (Mario Balmaseda) facing a moral crisis, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER depicts revolution as an ongoing process that takes place at the level of community—among friends, lovers, coworkers, teachers, students, and parents, all of whom must work together to negotiate a new social order. Above all, Gómez offers a trenchant intersectional critique of the lingering sexism and machismo that, she argues, must be cleared away in order to create a truly just society.

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Relaxe (Audrey Ginestet, 2022)

By: börek - December 1st, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday December 7, 2025, Relaxe, documentary film by Audrey Ginestet, released in 2022 * 92 minutes * in French with English subtitles * door opens at 20:00 * intro & first film starts at 20:30 * free entrance.

Manon has been a defendant in the Tarnac case for ten years, accused with eight other people of participating in a terrorist undertaking while sabotaging high-speed lines in France. As their trial approaches, Audrey Ginestet is taking her camera to join the group of women who helps Manon preparing her defense.
In novembre 2008, the french anti-terrorist police raided a farm in the Tarnac village in Corrèze. For the media and the state, the Tarnac Nine was the new enemy group of conspirators against the state who claimed Julien Coupat to be the author of The Coming Insurrection book. Coupat spent over six months in jail before being released on bail. He was held for a significantly longer period than other members of the Tarnac Nine because French police believed him to be the leader of the group, which they described as an anarchist cell. On April 12, 2018, Coupat and other members of the Tarnac Nine were acquitted of the most significant remaining charges, particularly conspiracy and sabotage, although some members were still convicted of lesser, symbolic charges, and ordered to pay fines.

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Movie night: Spring on Zarechnaya Street (Felix Mironer and Marlen Khutsiev, 1956)

By: börek - November 30th, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday November 30, 2025, Spring on Zarechnaya Street * Весна на Заречной улице (Felix Mironer and Marlen Khutsiev * 1956, Soviet Union, 96 min, in Russian with English subtitles * door opens at 20:00 * intro & first film starts at 20:30 * free entrance.

This movie deals with the struggles of an inexperienced young teacher from the city to teach Russian literature in a night school in an industrial town to young adult students who are steelworkers by day.
This film, most of it shot in Zaporizhzhia, was one of the first post-war movies from the Odesa Film Studio. It not only showed spring in cinematography but also became a symbol of the beginning of the political thaw in the USSR. Filming of Spring on Zarechnaya Street began in 1953, the year of Stalin’s death, and was released in 1956, coinciding with the reevaluation of his cult of personality.

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Cinerevolt: The Borders of Paradise (Nicolas Romero Silva, 2024)

By: börek - November 1st, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday November 2, 2025, The Borders of Paradise (Nicolas Romero Silva, 2024 * door opens at 20:00 * intro & first film starts at 20:30.

At the border of Italy and the French Riviera the French police and Italian State create a humanitarian hotspot through physical violence, illegal pushbacks, and negligence of young people on the move.
In the town of Ventimiglia (at the French-Italian border) we meet the young men who have fled genocide, violent militias, destitution, and have risked their lives crossing the sea to reach the perceived safety of Europe. However, once in Italy they are faced with what one young man calls a “slow death”. Unable to gain the foothold of basic social services, many asylum seekers end up in Ventimiglia. For those who wish to try their luck in another European country awaits a difficult border crossing, often thwarted by the violent and extra-judicial pushbacks by the French police. Others try more dangerous means, such as the ‘pass of death’ through the mountains, in the backs of trucks, or the roofs of trains.
Caught between the agonizing wait for help in Italy and the hope of a better life on the other side of a fortified border, The Borders of Paradise is a detailed portrait of the psychological toll which neglectful European policy has on the young men who arrive on its shores. Incorporating multiple face-to-face conversations about the why and how of their migration, this film seeks to make heard the voices of those most dehumanized in the European political landscape.
The Borders of Paradise is the first documentary film by Nicolás Romero Silva. To organize a screening or learn more about the project visit https://20milesmore.org/.

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Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: a night with Pepe Mujica (Rest In Power)

By: börek - June 7th, 2025  Filed under: Filmavond

Sunday June 8, 2025, Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: a night with Pepe Mujica (Rest In Power) * EL PEPE: A SUPREME LIFE * (El Pepe, una vida suprema) * Directed by Emir Kusturica * 75 minutes * In Spanish with English subtitles * doors open at 20:00 * intro & film start at 20:30

A movie night in memoriam of Pepe Mujica, who described himself and his fellow Tupamaros as “politicians with weapons.” Not the brightest of his famously lucid turns of phrase, if you consider that the Junta that eventually took power, held on to it, tortured and imprisoned him for over a decade were also, arguably, “politicians with weapons”.
Short clips and a full-length movie El Pepe, una vida suprema by Emir Kusturica.

About a month ago the former Uruguayan president José (Pepe) Mujica died. In my book, he was maybe the only so-called politician that I think was sincere, thoughtful, and straightforward. He had a philosophical bent, and was on the right side of history. For the most part politics is game-playing involving vast amounts of money going to the top government officials. Mujica brought something radically different to the table. He had spent 14 years imprisoned and tortured under the Uruguayan dictatorship in the 1970s, and understood what’s valuable about life. As president, he continued living on his small farm in the countryside, living there with his wife and his three legged dog. He would drive to work every day in his tiny Volkswagen beetle or his moped. In this film he is asked why he was so different from any other politician, why no limousines, huge palaces or red carpets? He responded “If it’s the majority of the people who elect you for office, one has to try and live like the majority, not like the minority.” Such clear-sightedness puts all other politicians to shame.

This documentary was directed by Serbian director Emir Kusturica, and it’s clear that he went out of his way to make this film about a man he admired and loved. Kusturica spent three years filming him right up until the last day of his presidency. It’s a pretty straightforward documentary, but one that covers a lot of territory and adds some lively music to the journey. There are a few documentaries about Pepe Mujica out there, and we wanted to show one of them because of his recent passing, and chose this one because it at least contextualises the situation of Uruguay and Latin America a bit.

Pepe Mujica had been one of the left wing guerilla fighters of the Tupamaros National Liberation Movement in the 60s, who robbed banks and staged prison breaks under the dictatorship in order to redistribute the money to the poor, Robin Hood style. The Tupamaros invented a new form of guerrilla warfare that became a role model for all Latin America. It was crucial for them to stay on the side of the people, and to do actions that the general people could understand…. He didn’t just shoot off, wildly out of anger or desperation, they were incredibly thoughtful in everything they did. The film weaves together this past into the present, and includes discussions with his life-long partner/companion Lucía Topolansky who reflects “We united two utopias – the utopia of love, and the utopia of political struggle.”

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