Films are not rated and are all subtitled in English. Films do not reflect views or opinions of the organizers and may include mature themes.
The organizers reserve the right to change the program without notice.
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NOVEMBER 6, 7 pm
Available only when streaming in the U.S.
FRIDAY
from 7 pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7 pm
Available only when streaming in the State of Michigan.
FRIDAY
from 7 pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7 pm
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7 pm
FRIDAY
from 7 pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7 pm
Available when streaming in the U.S.
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
until 7pm
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
until 7pm
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
until 7 pm
Available when streaming in the U.S.
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7pm
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7 pm
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7 pm
FRIDAY
from 7pm
SATURDAY
all day
Available when streaming in the U.S.
FRIDAY
from 7 pm
SATURDAY
all day
SUNDAY
until 7 pm
FRIDAY
from 7 pm
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Tickets
- All screenings available through the Michigan Theater.
- Virtual viewing FAQ.
Films are not rated and are all subtitled in English, except children’s animations.
Films represent contemporary trends in Polish cinema and do not reflect views and opinions of the organizers.
The organizers reserve the right to change the program without notice.
$12 general admission
Free admission – documentaries and short films
OPENING OF THE VIRTUAL 27TH AAPFF
Opening of the Festival
Introduction to the 27th AAPFF and announcement of the film competition winners.
Friday
November 6th
7:00 pm.
FEATURE FILMS
Ikar: Legenda Mietka Kosza/Icarus: The Legend of Mietek Kosz
dir. Maciej Pieprzyca
drama, 2019, 119 min.
Saturday
November 7th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Sunday
November 8th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Jak najdalej stąd/I never cry
dir. Piotr Domalewski comedy/drama, 2020, 98 min.
Saturday
November 7th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Sunday
November 8th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Szarlatan/Charlatan
dir. Agnieszka Holland
drama/history, 2020, 118 min.
Friday
November 6th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Saturday
November 7th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Sunday
November 8th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Wyzwanie/Challenge
dir. Maciej Dutkiewicz
crime/action, 2020, 104 min.
Friday
November 6th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
Saturday
November 7th
Available only when streaming within Michigan.
SHORT FILMS
Fikołek/Tumble
dir. Milena Dutkowska
short film, 2019, 30 min.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
Marcel/Marcel
dir. Marcin Mikulski
short film, 2019, 30 min.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
Okno z widokiem na ścianę/View to the Wall
dir. Kobas Laksa
short film, 2019, 29 min.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
Rykoszety/Ricochets
dir. Jakub Radej
short film, 2019, 30 min.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Dom Literatów czyli kartoteka zebrana/House of Writers
dir. Marek Gajczak
documentary, 2019, 60 min.
Saturday
November 7th
Available to stream in the United States.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
My naród/We, the People
dir. Ewa Ewart
documentary, 2019, 58 min.
Saturday
November 7th
Available to stream in the United States.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
Na Górze Tyrryry/On the Top Tyryrry
dir. Renata Kijowska
documentary, 2019,
60 min.
Saturday
November 7th
Available to stream in the United States.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
Neurochirurg/The Neurosurgeon
dir. Magdalena Zagała
documentary, 2020, 81 min.
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Saturday
November 7th
Available to stream in the United States.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
INTERVIEWS
Annual Copernicus Lecture
An Interview
with
Agnieszka Holland.
Friday
November 6th
Available to stream in the United States.
Saturday
November 7th
Available to stream in the United States.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
Documentary and short film competition
An interview
with
the film competition winners.
Friday
November 6th
Available to stream in the United States.
Saturday
November 7th
Available to stream in the United States.
Sunday
November 8th
Available to stream in the United States.
- NOVEMBER 8, Friday
Michigan Theater
603 E Liberty St.
7:00 pm
Opening of the 26th Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival and announcement of the film competition winners.
Future films
7:10 pm
Obywatel Jones/Mr. Jones, dir. Agnieszka Holland, biography, thriller, 2019, 119 min.
Agnieszka Holland’s biopic commemorates the heroic undertaking of Gareth Jones, the Welsh journalist who broke the story of the horrific famines within the Soviet Union in the 1930s. It depicts Jones’ efforts to resist the Soviet secret service’s attempts to censor him and his travels from Moscow to Kharkov.
9:30 pm
Zabawa, zabawa/Playing Hard, dir. Kinga Dębska, drama, 2018, 88 min.
A 40-year-old prosecutor Dorota, a young student Magda and a distinguished surgeon, Teresa have something in common, an alcohol addiction. Little by little, their lives start spiraling out of control. In the end, each will reach the bottom, but will any manage to bounce back?
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- NOVEMBER 9, Saturday
Michigan Theater
603 E Liberty St.
Children's program for ages 3+
10:00 am
Magiczna Zima Muminków/Moomins and the Winter Wonderland, dir. Ira Carpelan & Jakub Wójcik, animation, 2017, 80 min.
Moomintroll decides to stay awake this winter, contrary to his usual winter slumber routine. He wants to find out how does the world look like, when his whole family is asleep. He will discover snow and frost, and will learn a lot of new things about the wintery Moominvalley. But what he awaits the most, is Christmas.
10:35 am
Intermission and Children’s Book Fair
11:00 am
Resumed showing of Magiczna Zima Muminków/Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
11:40 am
Children’s Book Fair
Documentary films
Free admission
12:30 pm
Warszawa: miasto podzielone/Warsaw: A City Divided,
dir. Eric Bednarski, 70 min.
1:40 pm
Intermission
1:50 pm
Mała zagłada/A Minor Genocide, dir. Natalia Koryncka-Gruz, 72 min.
3:00 pm
Intermission
3:10 pm
Jeszcze lecimy/Still Flying, dir. Mirosław Dembiński, 34 min.
3:45 pm
Arabski sekret/The Arabic Secret, dir. Julia Groszek, 56 min.
followed by a talk by Sławomir Grünberg Mój amerykański sen: od ulicznego sprzedawcy orzeszków do filmowca nagrodzonego Emmy/My American Dream: From the Street Peanut Vendor to Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker
Feature films
6:00 pm
Boże Ciało/Corpus, dir. Jan Komasa, drama, 2019, 118 min.
Story of a 20-year-old Daniel, who experiences a spiritual transformation in a Youth Detention Center. The crime he commits prevents him from applying to the seminary, but Daniel has no intention of giving up his dream of becoming a priest. When opportunity arises, he starts to minister a small-town parish.
8:30 pm
Pan T./Mr. T , dir. Marcin Krzyształowicz, comedy, drama, 2019, 104 min.
A renowned writer, Mister T. lives in a hotel for authors and makes a living by giving lessons. One day, a young countryside man with big dreams of working as a journalist moves next-door. Mr. T. becomes his mentor and teacher. The pace of the protagonist’s life quickens once the authorities begin to suspect him, and Secret Police agents start to watch every move he makes. It is hard to stay serious in this ridiculous reality.
- NOVEMBER 10, Sunday
Michigan Theater
603 E Liberty St.
Documentary film
Free admission
11:00 pm
Cudzoziemcy w Powstaniu Warszawskim/Foreigners in the Warsaw Uprising, dir. Małgorzata Brama, 40 min.
11:40 am
Intermission
Short films
Free admission
11:50 pm
Badylok/Badylok, dir. Karolina Klapkowska, 11 min.
Piołun/Bitter Herb, dir. Maria Ornaf, 17 min.
Ostatni dzień lata/The Last Day of Summer, dir. Aleksandra Czenczek, 14 min.
Miasteczko/Small Town, dir. Daria Kopiec, 3 min.
12:35 pm
Intermission
12:45 am
Na strajk!/On Strike!, dir. Stanisław Horodecki, 24 min.
followed by Q&A with Stanisław Horodecki
Feature film
3:00 pm
Piłsudski/Pilsudski,, dir. Michał Rosa, biography, history, 2019, 108 min.
It is 1901. A political prisioner Józef Piłsudski is patient of a psychiatric hospital in Russia. The Polish underground independence movement is preparing to rescue the famous activist. Uncertain years are coming, marked by revolutionary events, violence and betrayal. Piłsudski must find a way to maneuver on the treacherous ground – between the conservative passivity of the Polish Socialist Party and the chance for restoring an independent Poland.
5:00 pm
Closing reception (by invitation only)
Tickets
Films are not rated and are all subtitled in English, except children’s animations.
Films represent contemporary trends in Polish cinema and do not reflect views and opinions of the organizers.
The organizers reserve the right to change the program without notice.
$10 general admission
$6 seniors and students
$5 general admission – children’s program
$15 family ticket for 4 or more – children’s program
Free admission – documentaries and short films
Free admission – for UM students with valid ID