Ventilator Cinema

05/05/2026

SUNDAY 17 MAY 🎬
📍 OT301 – Ventilator Cinema
Mohammed & Paul – Once Upon a Time in Tangier
A legendary storyteller.
A writer who translated his voice.
A story about who owns the story.
From the streets of Tangier to the Beat Generation era —
this film dives into the complex relationship between Mohammed Mrabet & Paul Bowles
🎥 Documentary + poetic visuals + archival tapes
🧠 Themes: authorship, colonial legacy, storytelling
🎤 Q&A with director Nordin Lasfar
Moderated by Nihal Rabbani
🕖 19:00 Doors
🎬 19:30 Film
💬 20:15 Q&A
🍷 21:00 Drinks
🎟️ €7,50

30/04/2026

Le 9 juin à 19h30, une des troupes de MonsieurThéâtre vous propose une grande oeuvre du théâtre français : Ubu Roi

“Moi aussi, dit Père Ubu, je veux être un Grand de ce monde ! Moi aussi je veux ma guerre et liquider tous les fonctionnaires ! Moi aussi, quand j’écoute trop Wagner, j’ai envie d’envahir la Pologne! Le monde sera mien ! Au doigt et à l'œil les petits m’obéiront car le roi c’est moi et partout ce sera moi ! Je poserai mon cul sur le trône de Pologne et “merdre” à ceux qui ne me soutiendront pas ! Tous ceux qui ne sont pas avec moi, sont contre moi ! “

Une pièce écrite par Alfred Jarry, un jeune étudiant et jeune auteur qui, sans s’en douter, a écrit un texte majeur du théâtre français ! Ubu Roi est considéré comme la première pierre du théâtre de l’absurde, courant important du début du 20ème siècle.

Mise en scène : Vincent Bonnet
Avec : Tania Bos, Bénédicte Coulon, Andréa Lamy, Annabelle Legout, Weronika De Jong, Clara Arnone, Liesbeth van der Klugt, Rubin François, et avec la participation d’Adélie, d’Alissa, de Carole et de Lison.

Ouverture de la billetterie imminente !

29/04/2026

Friday 01 May
queer.red (.red, https://queer.red/) is an Amsterdam based organization that works to shift public narratives around s*x work, advance s*x worker rights, and platform s*x worker voices. queer.red aims to move away from one-dimensional representation, break down stigma, and highlight the intersections of the industry. queer.red hosts various screenings and hosts Wh******se Cinema, a s*x worker film and arts festival.

Come to think, come to question, and come to expand your perspective(s) on s*x work. Be ready for new encounters.

Schedule:

19:00 - Doors open - Ventilator/ OT301.

The artist market - is open

20:00 - Screening starts

21:15 - Screening ends, social hour starts in the Ventilator Cinema/ Bar, more sales

23:00 - Doors close

29/04/2026

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29/04/2026

Friday 29 May
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Decolonizing Minds – The Blida-Joinville Chronicles (Fanon, 1953–56)

10/03/2026

09/03/2026

A Sudanese refugees organization works to support people who have been forced to flee Sudan due to conflict, violence, or persecution. The organization provides humanitarian assistance such as food, shelter, healthcare, education, and legal support, while also supporting refugees in their integration into host communities. It advocates for refugees’ rights, safety, and dignity, and works toward long-term solutions through empowerment, peacebuilding, and community development

Moderator: Sahar Abdelrahim — Agile Coach, trainer, and keynote speaker with 20+ years of experience in IT, data, and Agile transformations.

Producers: Hamad Gamal & Sarah Bachellerie — whose film Onwards! explores the long roots of Sudanese resistance through voices of activism in exile

Translator: Hassan Ahmed is the coordinator of the Brussels Refugee Legal Helpdesk, and is actively engaged in community organizing and advocacy within the Sudanese diaspora in Belgium, where he is a member of the Sudan Solidarity Network collective.

Organizers: Mustafa Ahmed, Sudanese activist and community organizer Mataris Sudan Solidarity Committee
Hamad Saifeldin — Sudanese computer engineer and co-founder of the Sudanese Refugees Organization NL.

06/03/2026

This week in the Ventilator

- Saturday 07 March // 18:00 // € 6
Let Your Cup Runneth Over - Feminist Films Showcase
Tickets: https://amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/20991

- Sunday 08 March // 17:30 // € 15
United for Sudan - Onwards! (قدام !) — Netherlands Premiere
Tickets: https://amsterdamalternative.nl/tickets/20982

06/02/2026

Wed 04 Feb - Bloemstraat film event
Film, Shorts, Rwanda, Palestine, Documentary, Fundraiser

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).