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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.

$12 general admission
Free admission – documentaries and short films

All screenings available through the Michigan Theater.

Virtual viewing FAQ.

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.

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?

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.

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