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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 6:00 PM.
PICKWICK THEATRE

TRAILER


PROGRAM OF THE EVENING


- Introduction of the Official Guests
- Mini-concert of musical prodigy Igor Falęcki (percussion)



- Popular Opening Night Screening:

PLAYING IS WHAT I LIKE THE MOST
NAJBARDZIEJ LUBIĘ GRAĆ
dir. Kinga Dębska
(2008, 23 min.)



POPIELUSZKO. FREEDOM IS WITHIN US
POPIEŁUSZKO. WOLNOŚĆ JEST W NAS
dir. Rafał Wieczyński
(2009, 149 min.)


- CineBlues Night Party
Melvin Taylor and The Taylor Made



The Society for Arts/Gallery Theatre
1112 N. Milwaukee Ave. | Chicago, IL

 



POPIELUSZKO. FREEDOM IS WITHIN US
 (POPIEŁUSZKO. WOLNOŚĆ JEST W NAS)

dir. Rafał Wieczyński (2009, 149')
in Polish with English subtitles


DIRECTION:Rafał Wieczyński
SCRIPT: Rafał Wieczyński
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Grzegorz Kędzierski
ART DIRECTION: Andrzej Kowalczyk
MUSIC: Paweł Sydor
EDITING: Marek Ciszewski
SOUND: Maria Chilarecka, Tobias Fleig, Reiner Heesch
PRODUCED: Focus Producers Sp. z o.o.
PRODUCER: Julita Świercz-Wieczyńska

CAST:

Adam Woronowicz (Popiełuszko Jerzy), Zbigniew Zamachowski (Ireneusz), Joanna Szczepkowska (Roma Szczepkowska), Marta Lipińska (Janina), Antoni Królikowski (Grzegorz Przemyk), Martyna Peszko (Marysia), Maja Komorowska (actress Maja)

SYNOPSIS:

An epic tale about life and martyr death of priest Jerzy Popieluszko, the hero of "Solidarity" murdered by the communist security police.

DIRECTOR:

RAFAŁ WIECZYŃSKI
Born in 1968r. in Warsaw. Director, producer and film actor. Graduated in Film Directing from the Lodz Film School in 1991. He debiuted as a film actor in 1980. His play "Let It Be Fable" was staged in Sydney Opera House at the Festival of Young Playwrights in 1988. Head of the Warsaw-based Focus Producers.

Filmography (as a director):
2009 Popiełuszko. Freedom is Within Us.
1992 Really Short Film...