Event

Animated History of Poland + Warsaw 44

100 YEARS OF POLAND'S REGAINED INDEPENDENCE

FREE SCREENING!

Animated History of Poland [Animowana historia Polski]
dir. Tomek Bagiski [2010, 8]
In a primeval forest, a tree clearing bathes in the sunlight as it stretches from the horizon. When the clearing comes into full view, a warrior rams his spear into the ground. When a sudden wind blows, in place of the spear. An early medieval town rises This is beginning of over a thousand years of Polish history. Prepared by Tomasz Baginski for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

Warsaw 44 [Miasto 44]
dir. Jan Komasa [2014, 122]
Cast/Obsada
Józef Pawowski (Stefan Zawadzki), Zofia Wichacz (Alicja "Ladybug"), Anna Próchniak (Kama), Antoni Królikowski (Wadek "Beksa"), Maurycy Popiel ("Highlander"), Filip Guracz ("Rogal"), Micha Mikoajczak, (Aleksander), Karolina Staniec (Beata), Jamina Polak (Ewa)
This story takes place in Nazi occupied Warsaw in 1944. Young Poles reach adulthood under brutal occupation, but remain hungry for life, passionate and impatient. They live as if every day were their last, not because theyre reckless, but because when death lurks around every corner, its the only way to live.