Embassy of the Netherlands

International Human Rights Day is marked with an open-air screening at the Netherlands Embassy Garden, a setting that feels deliberately calm for a film that is anything but comfortable. State of Silence follows Mexican journalists who keep reporting despite knowing the risks rarely end well. Since 2000, more than 160 reporters have been killed and dozens remain missing, punished simply for doing their jobs. Almost none of those responsible have faced consequences, a fact the film never lets you forget. The documentary sits within the Movies that Matter programme, a Dutch initiative using cinema to open difficult conversations around justice and accountability. Watching these stories unfold outdoors, surrounded by polite greenery, sharpens the contrast. It is not an easy evening, but it is a necessary one, asking viewers to sit with courage, fear and the cost of telling the truth.   December 18. Free. Register via here. The garden, the Embassy of the Netherlands, 7pm-9pm