Catch up on the best in recent cinema from Poland with our biannual festival showcasing boundary-pushing artistic voices, co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York. This year’s dynamic lineup includes an urgent call to witness the silencing of journalists in Belarus, a moving drama about the European migrant crisis, two classic films by the great Wojciech Has, fascinating documentary works, and much more.
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FilmUnder The Grey Sky
Fri, Sep 12, 2025
Under The Grey Sky
Fri, Sep 12, 2025A pair of journalists fight to remain true to themselves despite suffocating repression in Belarus after one of them livestreams footage of a government crackdown. -
FilmUnder the Volcano
Sat, Sep 13, 2025
Under the Volcano
Sat, Sep 13, 2025A Ukrainian family comes face to face with isolation, duty, and fear when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves them stranded on a Spanish island. -
FilmGreen Border
Sat, Sep 13, 2025
Green Border
Sat, Sep 13, 2025Agnieszka Holland’s (Europa Europa) compassionate drama highlights the challenges faced by refugees as they seek passage into Europe at the Belarus-Poland border. -
FilmThe Girl with the Needle
Sat, Sep 13, 2025
The Girl with the Needle
Sat, Sep 13, 2025Magnus von Horn’s Palme d’Or-nominated drama follows a woman struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen. -
FilmThe Noose
Sun, Sep 14, 2025
The Noose
Sun, Sep 14, 2025A tormented alcoholic drifts through a single day in Kraków in Polish director Wojciech Has’ haunting portrait of postwar alienation. -
FilmThe Saragossa Manuscript
Sun, Sep 14, 2025
The Saragossa Manuscript
Sun, Sep 14, 2025A proclaimed favorite of both Luis Buñuel and Jerry Garcia, Wojciech Has’ trancey, baroque acid-trip of a film follows a military officer on a dream-like odyssey through Andalusia. -
FilmWoman Of…
Sun, Sep 14, 2025
Woman Of…
Sun, Sep 14, 2025Spanning 45 years, Michał Englert and Małgorzata Szumowska’s drama follows Aniela’s journey as a trans woman in post-communist Poland. -
FilmTrains
Mon, Sep 15, 2025
Trains
Mon, Sep 15, 2025This archival documentary offers a portrait of 20th-century life as embodied by the railroad and its sprawling, history-changing impact on civilization. -
FilmFilip
Mon, Sep 15, 2025
Filip
Mon, Sep 15, 2025An escaped Polish Jew works disguised as a gentile in a luxury hotel in 1943 Frankfurt—but as the war progresses, his carefully constructed facade begins to crumble. -
FilmNext to Nothing
Tue, Sep 16, 2025
Next to Nothing
Tue, Sep 16, 2025Jarek, a fearless farmer turned protest leader, takes on a corrupt MP and soon finds himself entangled in a dangerous plot that threatens his family and his hopes for the future. -
FilmPianoforte
Tue, Sep 16, 2025
Pianoforte
Tue, Sep 16, 2025Jakub Piątek’s documentary follows the world’s most gifted young pianists as they gather in Warsaw to compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition. -
FilmWanda Rutkiewicz: The Last Expedition
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
Wanda Rutkiewicz: The Last Expedition
Wed, Sep 17, 2025Filmmaker and climber Eliza Kubarska retraces the extraordinary life and mysterious disappearance of legendary mountaineer Wanda Rutkiewicz in this breathtaking documentary. -
FilmThe Peasants
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
The Peasants
Wed, Sep 17, 2025From the creators of Loving Vincent comes this film about a young woman who is determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village. -
FilmIt’s Not My Film
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
It’s Not My Film
Thu, Sep 18, 2025A couple embarks on a final attempt to salvage their fraying relationship in this contemporary tale about keeping love in our disposable world.
