Program
ALL I HAD WAS NOTHINGNESS (FILM SCREENING + DISCUSSION: “THE POWER OF TESTIMONY”)
Guillaume Ribot, France, 2025, 94 min
A hypnotic and immediately gripping tribute to Claude Lanzmann, the creator of Shoah, and his titanic effort. Guillaume Ribot delved into 220 hours of unused film footage left by Lanzmann after 11 years of shooting his monumental work. The narration is given entirely to the director himself - it consists solely of excerpts from his diaries and interviews. We witness Lanzmann's struggles, torn by doubts and uncertain where this work will lead him; his efforts to secure funding to continue the film; and the "behind the scenes" of its creation, in ... read more
08.11, Saturday | 17:00 | Muzeum POLIN
AWARD CEREMONY AND PREMIERE OF “SABBATH QUEEN”
Sandi Simcha DuBowski, USA, 2024, 101 min
POLISH PREMIERE AND MEETING WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FROM SABBATH QUEEN FILM!
21 years in the making, Sandi DuBowski's epic documentary Sabbath Queen follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential Rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue.
Only life can write such scenarios. Amichai Lau-Lavie is the heir to 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, including Chief Rabbis of Israel. At the same time, he became a queer rebel and the founder of Lab/Shul - an artistic and religious community open to ... read more
09.11, Sunday | 19:00 | Muzeum POLIN
BAD SHABBOS
Daniel Robbins, Zack Weiner, USA, 2024, 84 min
A cracking comedy straight from Manhattan. David's parents invite the parents of his fiancée, Meg, for a Shabbat dinner. It will be their first meeting, and to complicate matters, the guests are Catholics, not Jews, so everyone must really try hard to avoid gaffes and awkwardness. But with a little goodwill from both sides, can anything really go wrong? The answer is obvious, yet the screenwriters still manage to surprise with a cascade of improper gags and plot twists, which naturally must include the unexpected appearance of a corpse that ne ... read more
04.11, Tuesday | 20:30 | KINO LUNA
BIRTHPLACE
Paweł Łoziński, Poland, 1992, 47 min
The film is screened on the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jan Tomasz Gross's "Neighbors" – a symbolic moment in the process of reflection on the attitudes of Poles toward the Jews living alongside them.
The year is 1992. Paweł Łoziński and Henryk Grynberg set out to follow the traces of life during the Holocaust. They talk to Polish neighbors who present varying attitudes toward Jews, toward their interviewers, and toward the search being conducted. Some are full of empathy, others show undisguised hostility. These are ... read more
06.11, Thursday | 18:00 | KINO LUNA
CHOOSING YOU
Naama Oliven, Israel, 2024, 12 min
Two years have passed since Shosho, who is secular, and Naama, who is religious, got divorced. Their four-year-old daughter has become dependent on her pacifier, and Shosho and Naama are trying to wean her off it. But Naama understands dependence. She herself cannot wean herself from the old dream of life with Shosho.
Director Naama Oliven was born and raised in Jerusalem, and first studied media and communications at her religious girls' high school. After school she completed two years voluntary national Service in both Israel an ... read more
08.11, Saturday | 14:00 | Muzeum POLIN
Cinema Sabaya
Orit Fouks Rotem, Israel, 2021, 91 min
Israel's entry to the 2023 Oscars, JERUSALEM FF 2021 - THE BEST DEBUT, JERUSALEM FF 2021-AUDIENCE AWARD, 5 AWARDS OF ISRAELI FILM ACADEMY OPHIR 2022: THE BEST ISRAELI FILM 2022
Nine women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, a young film director, who teaches them how to document their lives. With each raw homemade footage shot by the women and shared with the others, the group dynamic forces them to challenge their views and beliefs as they get to know each other and themselves better.
18.11, Friday | 20:00 | KinoGram
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