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Sunday, October 27

Pittsburgh Polski Film Festival: Day 3
Mensch and Camera Buff
Time:
(All day)
Presenter:
Various
Location:
Harris Theater
Sponsored by:
European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence along with Polish Cultural Council of Pittsburgh
Contact:
maria staszkiewicz
Contact Email:
pccorg.ms@gmail.com

This event is a three-day Polish film festival at the Harris Theater, running from October 25-26, 2024.

@ 1:30 pm - Mensch (2024) documentary dir. Paweł Wysoczański
80 min. Polish with subtitles

Fascinating life of Ludwik Hirszfeld, an eminent 20th century Polish bacteriologist and immunologist, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1950.

@ 4:00 pm - Camera Buff (Amator) 1979 dir Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jerzy Stuhr retrospective
112 min. Polish withEnglish subtitles.

The film is about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession, and transforms his modest life. Awarded at the Polish Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize, and at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Tickets will be available at the movie theaters website & box office
https://trustarts.org/pct_home/visit/facilities/harris-theater