Wednesday 25 March 2026
A Free Daughter of Free Kyrgyzstan tells the story of the young Kyrgyz singer Zere Asylbek. With her courageous and independent voice, she inspires solidarity among women. At the same time, her outspoken and combative lyrics provoke fierce criticism and threats. Zere and her family worry: can she withstand the mental pressure?
After the screening, moderator Jesse Evers will engage in a conversation with the audience.
The screening takes place in GR8 during the Movies That Matter Festival 2026.
Jesse Evers moves between policy and poetry. As a musician with Meyendel, he sings about what grates and unsettles; as a consultant at TwynstraGudde, he helps governments avoid losing — or regain — the trust of their citizens. He previously taught Conflict Studies at the University of Amsterdam and studied at Sciences Po in Paris, focusing on African Studies and international cooperation. Always curious about the power of communities in times of major social change.
Films that Make Noise is a film series in collaboration with Movies that Matter and part of the activist program line PUSH.
PUSH is the new umbrella under which PAARD brings together its socially engaged, critical, progressive and politically committed programming. As the leading pop venue in the city of power, politics, peace, (war) justice and protest — just a few hundred meters from the Binnenhof — PUSH provides the soundtrack to social change. Movies that Matter uses film to make human rights and social justice visible and open for discussion.
More info: PAARD.NL/PUSH
