POLISH FILM CLUB 'OKO'

  Because of the pandemic, our Polish movie screenings are not possible at this time. So instead, for every month we miss, here is a movie suggestion to watch at home. "The Polish Film Festival Miami, in partnership with the Embassy of Poland in Washington, D.C., invites you on a journey through Poland in “Late Summer Nostalgia.” We will present four films that will introduce you to the less-often tread nooks and crannies of the Polish imagination."   https://www.pffmiami.com/ 8/27 - 9/2   Goodbye, Till Tomorrow (1960) , Dir. Janusz Morgenstern 8/27 - 9/9   Double Trouble (2017) , Dir. Marta Karwowska 9/03 - 9/9   Papusza (2013) , Dir. Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze 9/10 - 9/16   Strawberry Wine (2007) , Dir. Dariusz Jabłoński  

"Comedy vs. Communism: A Retrospective of Polish Cult Comedies from Communist Times celebrates film as a tool of resistance to totalitarian tyranny and political satire as a means of beginning the process of reestablishing political liberty. Please join us in watching these films and then meet with Dr. Anna Draniewicz, Research Fellow in VOC’s Polish Studies program for a Q&A during which she will answer the inevitable questions arising from the films and their portrayal of the surreal life in communist Poland." ( https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/events/comedy-vs-communism?fbclid=IwAR2nbL-N1UuxZURCtG3kZLPdTmpHS7t4Kyu7HVu2_AvutFJI9Ij8QVTynT8 )

Because of the pandemic, our Polish movie screenings are not possible at this time. So instead, for every month we miss, here is a movie suggestion to watch at home. Fanatic (available on Netflix) Based on famous copy-paste text by Malcolm XD, it is a story about addiction, fanaticism, and obsession. One ordinary family, so many problems. Cast: Piotr Cyrwus, Anna Radwan, Marian Dziedziel, Mikolaj Kubacki, Lukasz Szczepanowski Trailer (in Polish):