28th Chicago European Union Film Festival Spotlight: Poland, it is our pleasure, with the generous support of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago, to present two weeks of the best new and classic films from Poland and Polish filmmakers. Join us March 7–20, as we present 20 films, including 13 new titles-and 12 Chicago premieres-alongside classics from filmmakers including Krzysztof Kieslowski, Agnieszka Holland, and Andrzej Wajda. Meet filmmakers visiting us from Poland, and enjoy taste from the country through special events and at our concession stand.

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Friday, March 14, 2025

6:00 pm

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RYSOPIS

1964, Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, 73 mins

In Polish with English subtitles | Format: Digital

Jerzy Skolimowski was still a student at the Lódz Film School when he finished his semi-autobiographical debut feature. He stars as Andrzej Leszczyc, a university dropout who is sentenced to military duty. Filmed in real time and made up of approximately 29 shots, IDENTIFICATION MARKS: NONE follows Andrzej as he wanders around the city, considering his looming obligation on his last day as a civilian. Made three years after he had co-written Roman Polanski’s Oscar-nominated hit KNIFE IN THE WATER, this striking debut also introduced Skolimowski as a bold and uncompromising director.

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8:00 pm

EO

2022, Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland/UK/Italy, 86 mins

In English, Polish, Italian and French with English subtitles | Format: Digital

Skolimowski’s most recent film is his most inventive yet, a tender and hypnotic portrait of a donkey named Eo. After he is removed from the traveling circus he has always called home, Eo sets off on an epic journey across the Polish and Italian countryside, experiencing kindness and cruelty in equal measure. In this poetic homage to Robert Bresson’s AU HASARD BALTHAZAR, Skolimowski boldly comments on humanity, global warming, and cinema itself, presenting his vision through the kind and trusting eyes of Eo, and placing the viewer directly in the heart of his four-legged protagonist.

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Date: March 7 - 20, 2025