SUNDAY, November 16, 2025
Michigan Theater
Ann Arbor
Documentary Films Program
Amatorzy. Tylko muzyka/Amateurs. Only Music
dir. Monika Grzybowska, 2024, 23 min
Jury-selected film submitted to the AAPFF Film Competition
Documentary about passion, determination, and the joy that comes from art, as well as the challenges faced by amateur artists as they fight for their future.
Mim i jego wnuczka/The Mime and His Granddaughter
dir. Jan Seraphim, 2025, 13 min
Jury-selcted film submitted to the AAPFF Film Competition
At twenty, Bogdan fled Poland after his father was killed by the militia. In France, he joined Marcel Marceau’s mime school, where his talent earned him a spot as Marceau’s assistant. After a successful career abroad, he retired in Bolesławiec. There, he discovered his six-year-old granddaughter Blanka’s stage talent and began teaching her mime.
Michigan Theater
Ann Arbor
Afternoon Program
Chopin, Chopin!/Chopin, a Sonata in Paris
dir. Michał Kwieciński, 2025, biographical drama, 133 min
Paris, 1835. Renowned composer Frédéric Chopin navigates high society, performing concerts, teaching for income while battling illness. He composes masterpieces, attends parties, pursues romance amid aristocratic and royal circles.