Submitted by Raymond Rolak
Sunday’s start will be at 1:00 PM. at the University of Michigan – Museum of Art, (Stern Auditorium) with a discussion hosted by director Antoni Krause following the 7:30 PM., presentation of “Black Thursday.”
Movies will be in English or with English subtitles. Tickets: $12 general admission, $8 students and seniors. Documentary segments in the afternoon will have free admission.
One of the ambassadors for the festival, Dr. Andrzej Myc is hoping for more students to attend the evening sessions. “This is a great opportunity for young filmmakers to get advice from world-class professionals,” he said. “These exchanges are invaluable.” Both evenings a gathering for post film discussions will take place at Amadeus Restaurant, 122 E. Washington Blvd., in downtown Ann Arbor.
18th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival, 2011
Note: printable version (in pdf) of this program is available.
NOVEMBER 12, 2011 (SATURDAY)
UM Lorch Hall Auditorium, Ann Arbor
1:00 p.m. — Documentary segment (FREE)
Uncontrolled Video (Video niekontrolowane), dir. Anna Ferens, 2009, (50 min., documentary)
Return to Stolowicze (Powrot do Stolowic), dir. Marek Dojs, 2008, (10 min., documentary)
The Officer’s Wife (Zona oficera), dir. Piotr Uzarowicz, 2010, (80 min., documentary)
5:00 p.m. — The Swing (Hustawka), dir. Tomasz Lewkowicz, 2010, (94 min, drama)
7:30 p.m. — Dance Marathon (Maraton tanca), dir. Magdalena Lazarkiewicz, 2010 (97 min, comedy)
Discussion with the festival guest, director Magdalena Lazarkiewicz
NOVEMBER 13, 2011 (SUNDAY)
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), Ann Arbor
1:00 p.m. — Documentary segment (FREE)
Planet Kirsan (Planeta Kirsana), dir. Magdalena Pieta, 2010, (50 min., documentary)
I Saw the Nation United (Zobaczylem zjednoczony narod), dir. Anna Ferens, 2011, (46 min., documentary)
4:00 p.m. — The Winner (Wygrany), dir. Wieslaw Saniewski, 2011 (110 min, drama)
6:30 p.m. — Black Thursday (Czarny czwartek. Janek Wisniewski padl), dir. Antoni Krauze, 2011 (105 min, drama)
Discussion with the festival guest, director Antoni Krauze
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