Schedule:

October 31, 2024

6:30 pm | Room 2
Gorzko/A Capella
dir. Marcin Kluczykowski, 2024, short, 30 min.
Q&A with dir. Marcin Kluczykowski
A chorus rehearsal. Karol and Henryk are among the singers. Like most of the fellow choristers, the two men lead the relatively quiet lives of senior citizens. They have been a couple for years, but no one outside their apartment knows about it. One day, they receive an invitation that shakes their meticulously hidden life.

7:00 pm | Room 2
Ballada Kyczejewska/Ballad of Kychiev
dir. Piotr Kami?ski, 2023, short, 20 min.
Q&A with dir. Piotr Kami?ski
During the war, Dmytro, a 50-year-old volunteer, transports humanitarian supplies to Kychiev, Ukrainian city occupied by Russian troops. He bribes a Russian soldier to take Dasha and her daughter, 10-year-old Polina, to the nearest train station. The journey forces him to face his own feelings and humanity that are being tested by the horrors of war.

8:15 pm | Room 2
Horror Story/Horror Story
dir. Adrian Panel, 2023, black comedy, 105 min.
Tomek, a banking graduate, arrives in Warsaw ready to start his adult life in the world of finance. He rents a flat in a run-down villa with eccentric tenants. From the moment he knocks on the door of the villa his life reels from the brink of one disaster to another. His dreams of success fade as chaos ensues, raising doubts about his sanity. Will he overcome the madness?

November 1, 2024

Gala Evening

6:30 pm | Grand Foyer
31st Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival
Opening Gala
Hors d’oeuvres reception

7:30 pm | Main Auditorium
Kos/Scarborn
dir. Pawe? Ma?lona, 2023, drama, 120 min.
Spring of 1794, Poland is in a state of unrest. General Tadeusz ‘Kos’ Ko?ciuszko returns home following his celebrated role in the American Revolution. He is planning to ignite an uprising against the Russians by mobilizing Polish gentry and peasants. Accompanied by his faithful friend and former slave Domingo, he is pursued by Russian cavalry captain Dunin, determined to capture the general and foil his plans.

November 2, 2024

Children’s Program

10:00 am | Room 3
AAPFF
Children Poster Contest
Award Ceremony

10:00 am | Room 3 | For ages 7+
O psie, który je?dzi? kolej?/The Dog Who Travelled by Train
dir. Magdalena Nice, 2023, family, 95 min.
A 10-year-old girl named Zuzia, who struggles with a heart condition, befriends a white Swiss shepherd named Lampo. Renowned for traveling by train, Lampo becomes an internet sensation. However, the envious railway director has him removed, and Zuzia’s health begins to deteriorate. Only Lampo can save her. Set in modern times, this story is inspired by the real-life adventures of the dog Lampo in 1950s Italy.

10:00 am | Room 1 | For ages 3+
Basia/Basia
dir. Marcin Wasilewski, 2022, animation 120 min.
Basia is every preschooler’s favorite. She has quite a character. She loves jelly beans, striped clothes and her special plush friend, the Teddy Bear. Each day brings a new idea – today she wants to become a ballerina and tomorrow a wild animal tamer. Everything is an adventure in Basia’s world – whether it’s a pirouette lesson, cooking with her family or supermarket shopping. You can’t never get bored with Basia!

November 3, 2024

Afternoon Program

1:00 pm | Screening Room
Twarze Agaty/Faces of Agata
dir. Ma?gorzata Kozera, 2023, documentary, 77 min.
When she was 16, Agata heard that she would most likely bleed herself to death within 2 years. A hemangioma, a tumor located in the left half of her face, causing severe bleeding from her mouth, nose and eyes was the reason for this prognosis. On that day, Agata was born anew. After 20 years and over 30 face surgeries, she lives in London and works as an artist who turned her struggle with a lethal disease into art.

2:30 pm | Screening Room
Doppelgänger. Sobowtór/Doppelgänger. The Double
dir. Jan Holoubek, 2022, psychological thriller, 120 min.
Rooted in actual events in Cold War Poland, the film has much contemporary relevance, exploring identity theft and the impact of international politics on the lives of ordinary people. A stylish, keenly observed psychological thriller set in the world of espionage, it unfolds simultaneously on both sides of the Iron Curtain: Hans enjoys the freedoms of 80s Strasbourg whilst Jan fights for a free Poland in the dark days of martial law. The film has us on the edge of our seats as we slowly understand the connections between the two men.

Date: October 31 - November 3, 2024

Location:

State Theatre - 233 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Michigan Theater - 603 East Liberty Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Tickets:
Opening Gala & film Kos/Scarborn: $50?
General Admission $15?
Seniors, students & children’s program $10?

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