Sunday 12 April, Join us for a special screening of Mohammed & Paul – Once Upon a Time in Tangier, a documentary exploring the extraordinary relationship between Moroccan storyteller Mohammed Mrabet and American writer Paul Bowles.
youtu.be/5m4HVLP9zys?...
SAT 28 MARCH
OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
14:00–17:00 | €20
Beginner Tatreez Workshop 🧵
Learn traditional Palestinian embroidery, explore the meaning behind the motifs, and create your own piece.
All materials included + free ticket to Sunday’s Palestinian art documentary screening.
Limited spots.
🚨 She was imprisoned for her art.
Now her story hits the big screen.
🎬 LINE — Documentary Screening
A young Chinese photographer escapes censorship, crosses continents, survives the Darién.
📅 SAT 28 FEB
🕕 Doors 18:00 | Film 18:30
🎟 €7
⚡ One night only
Saturday 07 March
🎬 Let Your Cup Runneth Over
🕕 18:00–21:00
A screening night celebrating feminist animators from Eastern Europe — bold, personal, experimental shorts from the late ’90s to now.
Films that spill rather than behave.
Afterwards: stay for a communal collage. ✨
#OT301 #VentilatorCinema
Netherlands Premiere – Onwards! (قدّام!)
📍 Ventilator Cinema
🗓 Sunday 08 March
🎟 €15
A moving documentary about Sudanese activists in exile and the memory of a revolution.
Film + Iftar + Panel Talks.
Reserve your tickets now.
Recap Q&A host by: Fiona Kirk with directors . Ornella Mutoni & Maria Marrone
Bloemstraat presents a fundraiser screening of two short films: The Things We Don’t Say (2024) and Rendered in Light (2025). #fionakirk #ornellamutoni #mariamarrone #ventilatorcinema #bloemstraat
🎬 Weekly at Ventilator Cinema — Amsterdam
📍 OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
- WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY
🕖 19:00 | 🎟 €5
| Bloemstraat Film
- THURSDAY 05 FEBRUARY
🕖 19:00 | 🎟 €7,50|
Kino for Your
- SATURDAY 07 FEBRUARY
🕢 19:15 | 🎟 €10 |
Kromme Stad × Ventilator
🎬 Weekly at Ventilator Cinema — Amsterdam
📍 OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY
🕖 19:00 | 🎟 €5
Bloemstraat Film Event
Line-up: Dir. Ornella Mutoni, Dir. Maria Marrone
👉 Tickets: amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/20734
SUNDAY 01 FEBRUARY
📍 OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
🎬 Thickets: Donbas | Whose Land Is This?
Documentary screening + talk with filmmaker Volodymyr Kohan
🕓 Doors: 16:00
🎥 Screening: 17:00
💬 Q&A + exhibition + drinks
An evening exploring memory, identity, and forgotten landscapes of Eastern Ukraine.
🎬 SUNDAY 01 FEBRUARY
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Film Events #2
THICKETS (Хащі)
Donbas | Whose Land Is This?
by Shidniiture Collective
A powerful documentary journey through abandoned Ukrainian villages, erased histories, and the contested landscapes of Donbas. Memory, identity, colonial pressure.
#ventilator
🎬 Sun 01 Feb | OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
Donbas | Whose Land Is This?
Documentary screening + conversation with Volodymyr Kohan exploring memory, land, and resilience in Eastern Ukraine.
🕓 16:00–20:00
🎟️ donations
🖼️ Photo exhibition
Ukrainian Film Events #2
#VentilatorCinema #Documentary #Donbas
🎭 You’re looking at me!
📍 OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
🗓 Saturday 24 January
🕖 Doors 19:00 | Show 19:30
Een avond met Studio Meisner Amsterdam:
6 volledig geïmproviseerde scènes over echte connectie, aanwezigheid en spontaniteit.
🎟 Tickets: amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/2044...
🎬 This Week at OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
- Thu 15 January
🕗 20:00 | Amsterdams Stadsjournaal – Activist Films (1974–1984)
- Sat17 January
🕓 16:00 | Mockumentary Shots with Ґаnok: Ukrainian Movie Room
Security only needed if share with Café
- Sun 18 January
🕗 20:00 | Cinema Dérive – Cargo 200
SATURDAY 17 JANUARY
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Mockumentary Shots with Ґаnok: Ukrainian Movie Room
Schedule:
Doors Open 16:00
Film opening presentation 16:30 - 16:40
Screenings 16.40 - 17.30
Q&A 17:30
Drinks at bar 18:00
Presentor: Vitalii Nemchenko
🎟️ amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/2049...
SAT 17 JAN | OT301 – Ventilator Cinema 🎬
Mockumentary Shots with Ґanok: Ukrainian Movie Room
Two Ukrainian mockumentaries on memory, myth & history.
Films by Zhenia Stepanenko & Fіlіp Sotnichenko.
Doors 16:00 | Tickets €7.50
All proceeds support Ukrainian medical volunteers.
#UkrainianCinema
🎄😂 Christmas Comedy Night
📅 Sat 20 Dec
📍 OT301 – Ventilator Cinema, Amsterdam
✨ Cliffs of Dover Christmas Show
🎭 Improv comedy & theatre
🎤 Stand-up + special guests
🎟 €10 amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/20399
🕢 Doors 19:30 | 🕗 Show 20:00
One night. Non-stop laughs.
🎬 Dec 19 | OT301 Ventilator Cinema
Minnie’s Romance & Danger Cinema — Extra Special Edition 💖🔥
Live music by @norahjane & @bullet_bra before the film!
🕡 Doors: 18:30 | 🎸 Live: 19:00 | 🎬 Film: 19:30
Dive into a dangerously romantic night… 💌
🎟 Tickets: amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/2040...
This week at ventilator
🎬 This Week at OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
- Wed 17 Dec · 19:00 · €10
Touch Jam
- Fri 19 Dec · 18:30 · €5
Minnie’s Romance & Danger Cinema
- Sat 20 Dec · 19:00 · €10
Cliffs of Dover
Christmas Comedy Show
- Sun 21 Dec · 19:30 · €3
Cinema Derive
🎟 amsterdamalternative.nl/ventilator
This week at Ventilator Cinema:
Wed 10 Dec: KIVA – The Call of the Wisdom Keepers
Thu 11 Dec: Made in Dagenham + panel on labor unions (free)
Fri 12 Dec: Decolonizing Minds film about Frantz Fanon
Sat 13 Dec (15:00): Compost for Wild Weeds free
Sat 13 Dec (19:00): Alquimia Gala
Sun 14 Dec: YINTAH
Danger Cinema - Extra Special Edition
Line up: norahjane, bullet_bra
For the next Extra Special Edition, I’ll be showing you another Dangerously Romantic Film…
Maybe one thing more than the other — you decide.
Tickets : amsterdamalternative.nl/agenda/20401...
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
PREN-Ki TaTa Suriname Short Film Festival | Fiction Films
Line up: The Under, Ventilator Cinema
Genre: Fiction, Suriname, Film Festival
Open: 14:30 - 21:00
Tickets:
amsterdamalternative.nl/agenda/19343...
SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER
Compost for Wild Weeds - Launch of the first Disobedient Art School publication
Genre: Publication launch & talk
Open: 15:00 - 18:00
Tickets: € Free
More info: amsterdamalternative.nl/agenda/20103...
Decolonizing Minds A powerful feature film on Frantz Fanon, colonial history, and the psychology of liberation.
Film 19:30
Film + discussion exploring resistance, identity, and the ongoing impact of colonialism in North Africa.
#FrantzFanon #DecolonizingMinds #DiasporaCinema #VentilatorCinema
Saturday, Dec 13 💃🎬
Alquimia Gala at OT301 – €10
An evening where live dance meets cinema: performances by Casa Alquimia & screenings of video projects. Doors 19:00 · Showtime 19:30 · Social dance & drinks 20:15-22:30
Tickets sold out? DM Casa Alquimia
#AlquimiaGala #DanceFilm #Salsa #OT301
Sunday, Dec 7 🎬✨PREN-Ki Suriname Short Film Festival | Documentaries at OT301 – €20From ultra-shorts to Surinamese & international premieres, experience raw stories and powerful documentaries. Doors 14:30 · Film 15:00 · Afterhours 19:00-21:00Trailer:
#SurinameFilmFestival #PRENKi #Documentaries
Saturday, Dec 6 🎬✨
PREN-Ki Suriname Short Film Festival | Fiction Films at OT301 – €25
Showcasing Surinamese talent & international premieres, from ultra-shorts to drama & horror. Doors 14:30 · Film 15:00 · Afterhours 19:00-21:00
#SurinameFilmFestival #PRENKi #ShortFilms #OT301
Thursday, Dec 4 🎶🎥
The Calm And The Storm at OT301 – €0.55
Intimate documentary following HALFPASTSEVEN on his first European tour. Raw, honest, and beautifully shot by Yunil Jeon.
Doors 18:30 · Film 19:30 · Photo book showcase & drinks after
#Documentary #MusicFilm #HALFPASTSEVEN #OT301
Wednesday, Dec 3 🥋🔥
Fu-rious Warriors – Spin Off! at OT301 – €5
A wild Hong Kong cult ride: wuxia, fantasy, gangsters, romance, sci-fi chaos & iconic stunt work. Featuring Maggie Cheung, Yuen Biao & Yuen Wah.
Doors 19:30 · Film 20:20
#HongKongCinema #Wuxia #CultFilm #OT301
Thursday, Nov 27 🎬
16mm Cult Movie Night at OT301 – €3
Featuring The Wild Angels with Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra & real Hells Angels. 🏍️💥
Doors 19:00, film 19:30. No digital — only 16mm.
#CultCinema #16mm #TheWildAngels #OT301
