Washington DC Polish FIlm Festival

Schedule:

12:30 PM - Ultima Thule

Short: Mandala

Winner of the Best Film (Small Budget) at the Gdyna Film Festival the film stars Jakub Gierszal (Doppelgänger), as a young man who journeys to an  island that is forbiddingly cruel. However, the exquisite cinematography reveals a different world, a hidden layer of beauty swirling all about him, in which he may finally fit and find peace.

Bartek, a 30-year-old, unexpectedly loses his father. Tormented by remorse, he decides to leave his life behind and embarks on a long and lonely journey to the most secluded British isle.

3:00 PM - The Inlaws 2

Short: Mother Comes Back

Will there be a wedding this time? Weronika and Lukasz - the would-be young couple from the first part decides to give each other a second chance and invites the family to a wedding and a wedding reception in a seaside town. Among the guests there are well-known heroes: Wanda and Tadeusz with their dog Mirelka, as well as divorced Malgorzata accompanied by ... a dozen years younger Jan and her mother. The sea, drinks, undressed sunbathers - all this makes the members of the bride and groom's family open up more and more and throw off their masks.

5:30 PM - The Feast of Fire

Short: My Old Gals

The sisters, the protagonists of "The Feast of Fire," struggle with their own bodies. One, pushed byambition seeks the limits of its possibilities, for the other the body is a prison. One believes that ballet will save her from her memories. The other watches the world from her balcony with such attention that she sees and hears more. Their father flees to the only place where he feels he is trul yalive. The film is a screen adaptation of a novel by Jakub Małecki.

8:30 PM - Jury Awards

Audience Awards

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