The System is an immersion in the all-encompassing struggle to change our societal and economic systems. How is it that everyone knows our way of life is unsustainable, yet we prefer to hold back substantial solutions rather than have to give up? Leading roles are for the Berlin-based anti-fascist Tadzio Müller, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion Pippi van Ommen in Amsterdam, and international diplomat Henk Ovink in New York, an authority in water management. These frontrunners do everything to bring about significant change. But what if their actions, conferences, and demonstrations come to nothing and the situation in the world only worsens? What possibilities remain?

The System by Joris Postema is a cinematic experience supported by the enchanting score of Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo.

Pippi van Ommen, XR activist and lead actor in the film, is present at both screenings.

During the festival resistance resonates everywhere: in the church, on the stage, in the night, the café, in the audience. From disobedience to contemplation, from poetry to protest. How do we remain Wide Open? And what can we resist together?