Pittsburgh Polski Film Festival: Day 3

Subtitle: 
Mensch and Camera Buff
Activity Type: 
Film
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Presenter: 
Various
Date: 
Sunday, October 27, 2024 (All day)
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Harris Theater
Contact Person: 
maria staszkiewicz
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
pccorg.ms@gmail.com
Event Web Site: 
https://polishculturalcouncil.org/polish-film-festival-polski-film-multi-kino-pi…
Cost: 

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

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Non-University Sponsors: 
Polish Cultural Council of Pittsburgh
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No