Global Watch: Movies that Matter
Oct. 6–8, 2023
From land rights issues in Ecuador to gay culture in Morocco, eco activism in the United States, and beyond: Movies that Matter is a festival focused on broadening views for human rights around the world through narrative and documentary films.
In our first collaboration with the festival, done as a part of our Global Watch series, we’re bringing a selection of their films to Pleasantville that will spark discussion and understanding of a variety of global issues.
This Stolen Country of Mine
Oct. 6, 2023
When Rafael Correa becomes president of Ecuador in 2007, the West will no longer lend money to the country. The…
The Blue Caftan
Oct. 6, 2023
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with…
Butterfly Vision
Oct. 7, 2023
The scars of war are laid bare in this piercing drama from writer-director Maksym Nakonechnyi. Stylistically inventive and featuring a…
Theatre of Violence
Oct. 7, 2023
At nine years old Dominic Ongwen was abducted by Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Christian cult led by Joseph Kony.…
Seven Winters in Tehran
Oct. 7, 2023
Tehran, July 2007: Reyhaneh Jabbari, 19, has a business meeting with a new client. When he tries to rape her,…
Eternal Spring
Oct. 7, 2023
Virtual Q&A with filmmaker Jason Loftus, moderated by Movies That Matter’s Artistic Director Margje de Koning
In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong.…
Aurora's Sunrise
Oct. 8, 2023
Virtual Q&A with filmmaker Inna Sahakyan, moderated by Movies That Matter’s Artistic Director Margje de Koning
A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star: Aurora Mardiganian’s odyssey is close to unreal. After losing her family, escaping…
White Balls on Walls
Oct. 8, 2023
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam wants to become more inclusive and diverse but it won’t happen overnight. In White Balls…
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Oct. 8, 2023
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline in this taut and timely…
This series is presented in partnership with:
This series is sponsored by:
Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation
Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation
This series is presented with generous support from:
