Film Series
Kino Polska
Co-curated by Tomek Smolarski and Jesse Trussell
Co-presented with Polish Cultural Institute, NY
Discover the best in recent Polish cinema with this biannual festival showcasing innovative, boundary-pushing new works. Presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York, this lineup includes a laugh-out-loud comedy, crime dramas based on real events, a donkey on a road trip, and two Polish/Ukrainian co-productions—The Hamlet Syndrome and Rhino—in a day of Polish-Ukrainian solidarity.
Based on true events, two twins—with a unique bond—stop speaking to others and turn inward.
Pain, love, and loss punctuate this masterfully told tale of a donkey’s hero’s journey.
Tensions rise when a kebab place opens in a small Polish town stuck in time.
An incident between boys brings friendships to the breaking point in this combustible drama.
An elderly woman robs a bank with a kitchen knife in this rich drama, based on a true story.
A couple’s idyllic vacation goes wrong when a worker dies in this powerful drama.
Theatermakers create an experimental Hamlet based on their experiences with war.
A crime drama of 90s Ukraine explores the violence created by the collapse of the USSR.
A laugh-out-loud family comedy set in the People’s Republic of Poland in the 80s.
A charismatic professor grapples with Alzheimer’s in this multi-generational family drama.
A woman’s search for her missing daughter strays farther and farther from reality.
A poignant drama inspired by real events about a young mother and her son, who has autism.
Sara impulsively takes to the road in a stolen car for an geographic and emotional odyssey.
An artist and activist struggles to reconcile his rural community with his gay identity.