An opening event will be held at 3pm on Jan 18, where the film Ida will be screened, followed by a Q&A with one of the film’s producers. There will be discussions with other production team members after their respective film screenings, except for Walesa: Man of Hope and Life Feels Good. Films will be screened with English and Thai subtitles. B120 per seat. Our picks include:
IDA
Poland’s Oscar entry in this year’s Best Foreign Film category, Ida takes place in 1962 and tells the story of Anna, a young woman on the verge of taking her vows to become a nun, only to find out that she is actually Jewish. She sets out with her only relative, to discover where they come from and where they belong. Directed by Pawel Pawilkowski.
WALESA: MAN OF HOPE
From world-renowned filmmaker Andrzej Wajda comes this biopic chronicling the life of Lech Walesa, the founder of Polish trade union Solidarity, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. The film focuses on Walesa’s efforts to rally the people of Poland against the Socialist regime in order to bring about democracy in the 1970s.
GODS
The story of a famous heart surgeon who fought against all odds to become the first surgeon in Poland to successfully perform a heart transplant during the 1980s.
