Film Series

Kino Polska

 
FILM SERIES
 
Feb 24—Mar 2, 2023
 
   
 
 
 
 
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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.


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Kino Polska

 
PAST EVENTS
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The Silent Twins
 

Based on true events, two twins—with a unique bond—stop speaking to others and turn inward.

Fri, Feb 24, 2023
 
 
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EO
 

Pain, love, and loss punctuate this masterfully told tale of a donkey’s hero’s journey.

Fri, Feb 24, 2023
 
 
Bread And Salt
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Bread and Salt
 

Tensions rise when a kebab place opens in a small Polish town stuck in time.

Sat, Feb 25, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!
 
 
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Fucking Bornholm
 

An incident between boys brings friendships to the breaking point in this combustible drama.

Sat, Feb 25, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!
 
 
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Woman on the Roof
 

An elderly woman robs a bank with a kitchen knife in this rich drama, based on a true story.

Sat, Feb 25, 2023
 
 
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Silent Land
 

A couple’s idyllic vacation goes wrong when a worker dies in this powerful drama.

Sat, Feb 25, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!
 
 
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The Hamlet Syndrome
 

Theatermakers create an experimental Hamlet based on their experiences with war.

Sun, Feb 26, 2023
 
 
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Rhino
 

A crime drama of 90s Ukraine explores the violence created by the collapse of the USSR.

Sun, Feb 26, 2023
 
 
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Back Then
 

A laugh-out-loud family comedy set in the People’s Republic of Poland in the 80s.

Sun, Feb 26, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!
 
 
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Shreds
 

A charismatic professor grapples with Alzheimer’s in this multi-generational family drama.

Mon, Feb 27, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!
 
 
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Illusion
 

A woman’s search for her missing daughter strays farther and farther from reality.

Tue, Feb 28, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!
 
 
Backwards
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Backwards
 

A poignant drama inspired by real events about a young mother and her son, who has autism.

Wed, Mar 1, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!
 
 
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Roving Woman
 

Sara impulsively takes to the road in a stolen car for an geographic and emotional odyssey.

Wed, Mar 1, 2023
 
 
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All Our Fears
 

An artist and activist struggles to reconcile his rural community with his gay identity.

Thu, Mar 2, 2023
NEW YORK PREMIERE!