FRIDAY, November 14, 2025


Michigan Theater

603 E Liberty S.
Ann Arbor

Gala Evening


6:00 pm | Grand Foyer

32nd Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival
Opening Gala
& Announcement of the Film Competition Winners

Hors d’oeuvres reception




7:30 pm | Main Auditorium

Franz Kafka/Franz
dir. Agnieszka Holland, biographical drama, 
2025, 127 min

Young lawyer Franz Kafka, burdened by work and family, finds escape in writing, creating the surreal works that will secure his literary legacy—even as illness looms and the world teeters on the edge of war. Today, his genius is both celebrated and commodified in Prague.
Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland offers an unconventional, time-shifting portrait that humanizes Kafka and explores the inner forces that shaped his singular voice.