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Go Short Arnhem x Verre binding

This film programme is part of Go Short Arnhem 2025, the festival for short film from 3 to 5 October in Arnhem. For this screening, Go Short Arnhem is making a number of tickets available for asylum seekers. Would you like to watch or more information? Mail selin@ruimtekoers.nl

Focus Mini

For the youngest visitors (2+), there is Focus Mini, with short films in a child-friendly setting: softer sound, the lights on slightly and stories full of courage, fantasy and resilience. Six very sweet films that have been selected by the short film festival Go Short.

Meet Ugo, a penguin who really wants to fly, or Gerda, a spotted four-legged friend who suddenly gets a very long neck one day. There is also Bobel, a mushroom who wants to become a cook and Dotty, a turtle who is great at drawing. A little boy finds out that it is not so convenient to take his dog with him when he tries to catch a fish.

During the film screening, the light stays on a bit, so that it is not too exciting and if you suddenly feel like walking around, feel free to do so. During the nice long break, you can also tinker and play in the foyer while enjoying a cup of lemonade!

Go Short Arnhem x Verre binding

Best European Shorts

A selection of films that received a lot of appreciation by winning awards, being selected at many festivals or claiming a place in the 2025 end-of-year lists of various programmers.

The selection of Go Short is always based on the taste of programmers and selection committees, but for this programme the festival has looked for films with a certain prestige that earns them the stamp of ‘international highlight’ of the past festival season.

A Move
Elahe Esmaili | Great Britain, Iran | 27 min
Elahe returns to her hometown in Mashhad, Iran, to help her parents move to a new place after 40 years. Influenced by the Woman-Life-Freedom movement, she also hopes for a bigger move than just a new apartment.

Elevator Lady
Marcin Modzelewski | Poland | 25 min
Brutalist architecture, a paid elevator, and the surrealism of the surroundings make up the daily life of Mzia, a former sniper who oversees this globally unique transportation system. The grotesque atmosphere of this film paints a tragicomic picture of modern Georgia.

That’s How I Love You
Mário Macedo | Portugal, Croatia | 19 min
While vacationing with his grandparents in the country, a boy learns a cruel lesson about grace.

My Homeland
Tabarak Abbas | Switzerland | 13 min
Baghdad, early 90s: in a reality where people have made way for cyborgs, a young couple tries to flee their country with their newborn baby, where a war has just broken out. This animated film tells a true story and immerses viewers in a futuristic world.

The film council from here and far invites you to: The Insult

In The Insult, an incident between two men leads to a case of national importance. The Lebanese civil war casts a shadow on contemporary society.

During the renovation works of an apartment building in Beirut, a problem arises with the water drainage. This leads to a confrontation between resident Toni and contractor Yasser. Toni is a Lebanese Christian. Yasser is a Palestinian refugee.

The argument gets out of hand because of an insult. Both men are dragged into a downward spiral. Its scope extends far beyond the limits of the case-law.

The Insult was internationally embraced by press and audience. Kamel El Basha won the prize for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival.

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Program Council

From the project Verre binding , film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from near and far.

The programme council, which started in October 2024, chooses films from all over the world with universal themes that offer the viewer a broader perspective. Verre Binding gives visitors the opportunity to meet Arnhemmers from near and far and to discuss universal themes together.

The film council from near and far invites you to: The Perfect Candidate!

On October 29, we will go to the polls in the Netherlands for the parliamentary elections. The right to vote is a great thing, and now that our democracy is under pressure, it is more important than ever to use this right. That is why the film council has chosen The Perfect Candidate for Sunday 19 October: an inspiring story about perseverance, change and making your voice heard.

The Perfect Candidate (Arabic: المرشحة المثالية) is a 2019 Saudi film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. The drama follows Maryam, a young and skilled doctor in a small clinic. Because the unpaved access road to the hospital hinders her patients, she unexpectedly decides to run for the city council.

But the bumpy road is not her only obstacle. Male patients refuse to be helped by her, her work offers few career opportunities and she still needs her father’s permission to travel.

Her decision sets in motion a process of acceptance and change among her family and in the community, who have never seen a woman on the ballot paper. The film shows how sexism affects everyday actions and how women’s freedom of movement is restricted.

A subtle but powerful portrait of how political change often starts with personal courage and how important it is that all voices are heard.

Program Council

From the project Verre binding , film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from near and far.

The program council, which started in October 2024, chooses films from all over the world with universal themes that offer the viewer a different perspective. Verre Binding gives visitors the opportunity to meet Arnhemmers from near and far and to discuss universal themes together.

The film council from near and far invites you to: Pride

August is Pride month, and to celebrate this, the Film Council of Verre binding has selected Pride: a film set in the summer of 1984, during the reign of Margaret Thatcher. A group of homosexual activists decides to raise money to support the families of striking miners. When the union refuses the offer, the activists travel in a minibus to a mining village in Wales to hand over the money in person.

Pride is a cheerful feel-good about courage, solidarity and overcoming prejudice.

During this evening, residents of azc’s can get in touch with their fellow citizens in Arnhem! Prior to the screening, a meet-up on (queer) activism will take place from 21.00, with room for meeting and exchange.

Doors open: from 20.45
Start meet-up: 21.00
Start movie: 21.45
Duration film: 120 min

The film is spoken in English and has Arabic subtitles.

With a COA pass you can register via this form [click].
Regular tickets and with Gelrepas via Focus Filmtheater.

Program Council

From Verre binding , film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from near and far.

The program council, which started in October 2024, chooses films from all over the world with universal themes that offer the viewer a different perspective. It gives visitors the opportunity to meet Arnhemmers from near and far and to discuss universal themes together.

The film council from near and far invites you to: Caramel

After a sold-out screening in April, the film council decides to show Caramel again, so that even more people can enjoy this heartwarming film.

Caramel (Arabic: سكر بنات Sekkar banat) is a 2007 Lebanese film. This comedy-drama film, about five women in a beauty salon in Beirut, was directed by Nadine Labaki.

Caramel

A warm comedy in which the lives of five very different women intersect in a beauty salon in Beirut. During combing, cutting, varnishing, filing and waxing (hence the title Caramel), lively and intimate conversations take place about men, sex and motherhood. Layla is in love with Rabih, a married man. Nisrine is a Muslim, about to get married, but is no longer a virgin. Rima is attracted to women. Jamale refuses to get older. And Rose takes care of her sick sister.

Tickets via Focus!

Program Council

From the project Verre binding , film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from near and far.

The programme council, which started in October 2024, chooses films from all over the world with universal themes that offer the viewer a different perspective. Verre binding with Films als Verbinding gives visitors the opportunity to meet Arnhemmers from near and far and to discuss universal themes together.

Verre binding Spring Festival

On Sunday 13 April , the Focus Filmtheater in Arnhem will be the stage for the free Verre binding Spring Festival. The entire city is invited to meet Arnhemmers from here and far during workshops, performances, film screenings, music performances and good food and drinks.

What is there to experience:

Workshops for children and parents
There is plenty to do and experience for all ages. From 16:00 all children from here and far can come and make creative and play with the award-winning Collective Koppig from Presikhaaf.

Movies, food and drinks
You can come and enjoy the Lebanese film ‘Caramel’ and the Syrian film ‘Two Days’, both carefully selected by the Verre Binding film council. In the tea house we make room for sharing stories and serve snacks and drinks from the Vitanos Foundation.

Created and presented
togetherIn recent months, Arnhem makers Mirte Engelhard, Feilin Han, Merel Jansen and Rakesh Hanoeman have made various art installations together with asylum seekers’ centre residents that they are exhibiting. Let your creativity run wild and continue to build the artworks together with the makers.

Theatrical talk show
At 19.00, host Georgios Lazakis will take the audience on a dazzling show full of live performances, theatre and fashion made for and by asylum seekers.

Spectacular ending
Finally, we transform room 2 into a dance floor, where DJ MaHerrie teaches us the intricacies of dabke dancing. Will you keep dancing until the end?

The very first Verre binding Spring Festival for all Arnhemmers from here and far: come and see, taste, smell, hear and feel! And, don’t forget, join us! See you on April 13th!

Verre binding Summer Festival

On Friday 27 June, Cultural Centre Rozet will be the stage for the free Verre binding Summer Festival. The entire city is invited to meet Arnhemmers from here and far during workshops, performances, film screenings, music performances and good food and drinks.

More information will follow soon!

The film council from near and far invites you to: El Hawa Sultan

El Hawa Sultan is a 2024 Egyptian romantic drama film written and directed by Heba Yousry. The film follows Sara and Ali, two childhood friends who share a deep bond. As they grow older, they face changes in their relationship and the influence of family and friends. The film explores themes such as love, identity, and societal expectations in contemporary Egypt.

The film will be introduced by members of the film council. In their introduction, they discuss the meaning and role of Egyptian films in the development of Arab cinema and culture.

After the film screening, there will be an opportunity to chat with each other in the foyer while enjoying snacks and drinks.

You can buy tickets at Focus Filmtheater! Do you have a COA pass? Then sign up here.

Program Council

In the project Verre binding, film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from here and far.

The programme council, which started in October 2024, chooses films from all over the world with universal themes that offer the viewer a different perspective. Distant connection with Films als Verbinding gives visitors the opportunity to meet Arnhemmers from here and far and to discuss universal themes together.

The film council from near and far invites you to: Caramel

After a sold-out screening in April, the film council decides to show Caramel again, so that even more people can enjoy this heartwarming film.

Caramel (Arabic: سكر بنات Sekkar banat) is a 2007 Lebanese film. This comedy-drama film, about five women in a beauty salon in Beirut, was directed by Nadine Labaki.

Caramel

Tickets via Focus!

Program Council

From the project Verre binding , film is used as an art form to create encounters between Arnhemmers from near and far.