Roffa Mon Amour Film Festival and Personal Change Lab present a new programme, CineHealing, exploring the transformative power of cinema. By watching films together and sharing experiences in a safe environment, you’ll discover personal insights and explore the talents you have within you.

The programme Kick-off: Watching a film togetherWe’ll get to know each other during the Roffa Mon Amour Film Festival and watch the film White Bird in a Blizzard together in the open air.

Date: Sunday 23 August Time: 8.30 pm – 11.00 pm Venue: Roffa Mon Amour Film Festival, Brutus Sculpture Garden, Keileweg 18

Day Retreat 1: Internal Family SystemsWhen a scene in a film triggers something – irritation, sadness, recognition or aversion – it is rarely a coincidence. Something has been touched, a part of yourself, that is asking for your attention. Internal Family Systems is a method based on the premise that the psyche consists of multiple ‘parts’, each with their own perspective, beliefs and feelings. Each part has a function: some parts protect us, others carry old pain from the past.

Through exercises, conversations, bodywork and meditations, you will discover the parts you carry within you. Together, we will learn to approach these parts with compassion and thus reduce inner conflicts.

Date: Saturday 5 September Time: 11:00 – 16:00 Location: to be confirmed

Day Retreat 2: Talents and Dreams 

Film energises us and sets something in motion within: inspiration, enthusiasm, purpose. Everyone has dreams and ambitions, but we don’t always know how to find the path to these dreams. Without realising it, there are blockages in the body and mind that hold you back. But hold you back from what?

We protect ourselves from past rejections and pain, pushing our desires into the background. Through exercises, conversations, bodywork and meditation, we create space to awaken and reveal our talents.

Date: Saturday 10 October Time: 11:00 – 16:00 Location: to be confirmed

Closing event We will conclude the programme with a public event inspired by the day retreats and created through co-creation with one another.

Date and venue: to be confirmed

Language: The retreats are primarily in English to be accessible for a broad group of people. However, if there’s a need for Dutch, we’ll make sure everything is also given/available in Dutch. We want everyone to feel fully included and understood.