August 23, 2025
2025-08-23 18:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Amsterdam
Saturday,August 23

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00 PM.

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Indoor film screening in the circus tent

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Tent

Starting at 7:15 PM

Circustent Stenen Hoofd

Feature: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson | 2004 | USA | 119′English, Icelandic, Filipino, Portuguese, French, Tagalog, German, and Italian, with Dutch subtitles

This film will be shown in the Pluktent — not in the open air! A rare shark, a lost friend, and a failed oceanographer on a quest for revenge,The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson at his most melancholic and absurd. A sea voyage filled with colourful characters, stop-motion sea creatures, and quiet longing, with Bill Murray as the captain of a sinking life. Climb aboard for a film that’s as strange as it is moving.

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Open-air film programme

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Short

Starting at 9:30 PM

Basecamp Utrecht

Short: Fish River Anthology

Vera Lamminpää | Finland | 10′Animation, Comedy, Music | Finnish, with English subtitles

A fishy stop-motion musical with plenty of existential reflection and a little song.

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Feature: Brother Verses Brother

Ari Gold | 2025 | USA | 91′Comedy, Drama, Music | English, with English subtitles

Two brothers roam San Francisco in search of their missing 99-year-old father—singing, bickering, and improvising as they go. Shot entirely in one continuous take, from Chinatown to Russian Hill, this bold “Live Cinema” experiment by real-life twin brothers Ari and Ethan Gold feels like a spontaneous, late-night odyssey where everyday streets become magical and sibling quarrels reveal unexpected depths. Executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola.

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De Stille Nachtclub

Admission free

Party

After the film

In the tent or by the bar

Silent Disco

Headphones available at the bar.

August 24, 2025
2025-08-24 18:00 - 23:59
Sunday,August 24

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00 PM.

Explore the side programme

Afternoon programme: Pluk MINI

Admission free

Other

2:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Stenen HoofdAmsterdam

Pluk MINI 2025 – Pluk de Nacht, but for kids!

The ninth edition of Pluk MINI, like all previous editions, is free to attend for children and their parents, guardians, caregivers, grandmas and grandpas.

Adventure at the Stenen Hoofd: Pluk MINI is back! On Sunday, August 24, Pluk de Nacht transforms into a playground for little adventurers. With Popeye on the big screen, boat building, arm-wrestling contests, face painting, and the legendary Pluk MINI disco, it’s set to be an unforgettable afternoon — all completely free!

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Open-air film programme

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Short

Starting at 9:30 PM

Stenen Hoofd, Amsterdam

Short: Humanity

Tereza Kovandová | 2024 | Czech Republic | 8′Animation, Comedy | No dialogue

One of the great things about animation is that anything is possible. Including revenge.

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Feature: Kontinental ’25

Radu Jude | 2025 | Romania, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Brazil, UK | 109′Comedy, drama | Romanian, Hungarian and German, with English subtitles

After an eviction leads to suicide, a court bailiff is left grappling with guilt in Radu Jude’s razor-sharp satire on how capitalism turns us all into accomplices. As Orsolya wanders the streets of Cluj in search of moral redemption, the acclaimed Romanian director lays bare the absurdity of our hyper-capitalist world. A powerful and provocative film about a continent caught in a system no one agrees with — yet everyone keeps alive.

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De Stille Nachtclub

Admission free

Party

After the film

In the tent or by the bar

Silent Disco

Headphones available at the bar.

August 25, 2025
2025-08-25 18:00 - 23:59
Monday,August 25

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00 PM.

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Open-air film programme

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Short

Starting at 9:30 PM

Stenen Hoofd, Amsterdam

Short: De sucre

Clàudia Cedó | Spain | 25′Drama | Catalan with English subtitles

A moving rebellion to recover the power to make decisions, filmed with a disabled cast.

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Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Feature: Bitter Gold

Juan Francisco Olea | 2024 | Germany, Uruguay, Chile | 83′ Neo-Western, Thriller, Drama | Spanish, English subtitled

“Where there’s gold, the devil shows.” In the merciless Atacama Desert, 16-year-old Carola must take over from her injured father at their copper mine. But father and daughter hide a secret: a gold vein they work on secretly at night. Until a miner finds out. A gripping Chilean western about survival, loyalty and the price of greed in a world where every character has a hidden agenda.

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De Stille Nachtclub

Admission free

Party

After the film

In the tent or by the bar

Silent Disco

Headphones available at the bar.

August 26, 2025
2025-08-26 18:00 - 23:59
Tuesday,August 26

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00 PM.

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Open-air film programme

Tickets

Short

Starting at 9:30 PM

Stenen Hoofd, Amsterdam

Short: African Family Dinner

Ibrahim Mursal | 2025 | Sudan, Somalia, Norway | 13′Drama | Norwegian, with English subtitles

A Norwegian meets her Ghanaian boyfriend’s family. The most awkward dinner in history ensues.

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Feature: A Vida Luminosa

João Rosas | 2025 | Portugal | 106′Drama | Portuguese, with English subtitles

Nicolau has just turned 24 but doesn’t feel like celebrating. Still living with his parents, dreaming of music and pining for his ex, he drifts aimlessly through Lisbon. But when spring arrives and unexpected encounters begin to stir his life back into motion, everything slowly starts to change. A warm, gently ironic debut about the beautiful chaos of being young and lost.

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De Stille Nachtclub

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Party

After the film

In the tent or by the bar

Silent Disco

Headphones available at the bar.

August 27, 2025
2025-08-27 18:00 - 23:59
Wednesday,August 27

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00 PM.

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Open-air film programme

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Short

Starting at 9:30 PM

Stenen Hoofd, Amsterdam

Short: Susana

Gerardo Coello Escalante | 2025 | Mexico, USA | 15′Drama, Comedy | English and Spanish, with English subtitles

A lonely tourist comes out of her shell when she meets fellow Americans in Mexico City.

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Feature: Thank You for Banking with Us

Laila Abbas | 2024 | Germany, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi-Arabia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Lebanon | 92′Drama | Arabic and English, with English subtitles

Two sisters, one night, and an unjust system. In Thank You for Banking with Us by Laila Abbas, Noura and Mariam devise a plan to secure their inheritance before it ends up in the hands of their brother in America. What follows is a sharp and moving cat-and-mouse game, shaped by rules that are not in their favor. A smart and urgent film about sisterhood, bureaucracy, and the struggle for equality.

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De Stille Nachtclub

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After the film

In the tent or by the bar

Silent Disco

Headphones available at the bar.

August 28, 2025
2025-08-28 18:00 - 23:59
Thursday,Augustus 28

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00 PM.

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Open-air film programme

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Short

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Shorts Night!

An evening-long selection of short films by a range of directors

An evening of short films delving into the human body and all that comes with it – from cavities to behavioral quirks, from health woes to playing dead.

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De Stille Nachtclub

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Party

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In the tent or by the bar

Silent Disco

Headphones available at the bar.

August 29, 2025
2025-08-29 18:00 - 23:59
Friday, August 29

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00

Explore the side programme

Indoor film screening in the circus tent

Tickets

Tent

Starting at 19:15 PM

Circustent Stenen Hoofd

Feature: Billy Elliot

Stephen Daldry | 2000 | UK | 110′English, with Dutch subtitles

This film will be shown in the Pluktent — not in the open air! SCREENING IS SOLD OUTA boy who’d rather dance than box, in a world where that’s not accepted. Billy Elliot is a heartwarming coming-of-age story about chasing dreams, finding courage, and defying expectations. Follow an eleven-year-old as he navigates boxing gloves, ballet shoes, and the backdrop of a miners’ strike.

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Short

Starting at 21:30 PM

Stenen Hoofd, Amsterdam

Short: Milk and Cookies

Andrei Tache-Codreanu | 2025 | Romania | 21′Drama | Romanian, with English subtitles

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but not for this Romanian family.

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Feature: The Baltimorons

Jay Duplass | 2025 | USA | 99′Romantic comedy | English

In stand-up, you never respond with “no,” it’s always “yes, but,” explains Cliff, a former comedian and former alcoholic (the two are connected), to Didi, an emergency dentist helping him with a temporary tooth on Christmas Eve. That “yes, but” becomes a kind of refrain between them, both funny and unexpectedly profound, as they spend a long Christmas night walking and driving through Baltimore. A quietly moving solo directorial debut by Jay Duplass, one half of the Duplass Brothers.

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De Stille Nachtclub

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Silent Disco

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August 30, 2025
2025-08-30 18:00 - 23:59
Saturday, August 30

Side programme

Admission free

Art

Starting at 6:00 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Art installations, a bowling alley, and more fun and games

There’s plenty to experience at the festival grounds!

The festival site at the Stenen Hoofd, complete with bar and food trucks, opens daily at 6:00 PM.

Explore the side programme

Indoor film screening in the circus tent

Tickets

Tent

19:15

Circustent Stenen Hoofd

Feature: Little Miss Sunshine

Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | 2006 | VS | 101′English, with Dutch subtitles

This film will be shown in the Pluktent — not in the open air! What do you get when a dysfunctional family of misfits crams into a beat-up van on the way to a children’s beauty pageant? Little Miss Sunshine transforms a chaotic road trip—filled with fights, breakdowns, and unexpected turns—into a heartwarming tale of failure, family, and delightfully awkward dance moves. A hilarious and moving modern classic you won’t want to miss.

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Short

Starting at 9:30 PM

Stenen Hoofd Amsterdam

Short: Tapeworm Alexis & the Opera Diva

Thaïs Odermatt | Switzerland | 11′Animation, Comedy, Drama | English without subtitles

A tapeworm has the time of his life inside the legendary opera singer Maria Callas.

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Feature: Fwends

Sophie Somerville | Australia | 92′Comedy | English and French, with English subtitles

Two Gen Z friends from the past reconnect — the joy and familiarity are there, but so are private struggles they’re unsure how to share. As they walk through Melbourne, their fully improvised conversations bring a raw, genuine intimacy to the screen. Heartfelt, disarming, and quietly powerful. A debut by Sophie Somerville you’ll want to befriend.

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De Stille Nachtclub

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Party

After the film

In the tent or by the bar

Silent Disco

Headphones available at the bar.
