2021 Schedule

October 15

Science-Fiction

The Congress 6:00PM SIFF Cinema Egyptian

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider. As Robin Wright is about to enter the animated zone, the Gate Guard tells her that the only way back to reality will be the next time she sees him. As she takes the pill to re-enter the real world, the Gate Guard can be seen as the bartender.

Comedy

Letters to Santa 4 9:15PM SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Beloved heroes are back. Their fates will intertwine again on the eve of Christmas, and new characters will turn their lives upside down. See the new part of the series, the first three parts of which attracted nearly 9 million viewers to the cinemas. By discovering what true love is, the heroes will understand that Christmas can indeed have magical powers!

October 16

Drama

Icarus 12:00PM SIFF Film Center

Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza | The film is based on the biography of a blind jazz pianist, Mieczysław Kosz, who died tragically at the age of 29. Born in 1944 in a small village Antoniówka, Kosz was recognized as one of the most promising young jazz musicians in the country. Despite being classically trained as a musician, he felt drawn toward jazz, and by the end of the 1960s, he became a phenomenon of the jazz piano scene in both Poland and worldwide, compared to Bill Evans.

Adventure

Godspeed los Polacos 3:00PM SIFF Film Center

This epic adventure film takes place during the Cold War. A handful of brazen, and perhaps naive, university students concoct a harebrained plan to escape Soviet-era Poland to paddle their janky, homemade kayaks in some “real” whitewater. Though they have little to no paddling skills, these unwitting adventurers are obviously charmed with the sport.

Special Screening

Secret Screening 5:30PM SIFF Film Center

Secret screening

Comedy

The In-laws 8:30PM SIFF Film Center

When the wedding is canceled at the last minute, the parents of the couple decide that the reception must go on anyway.

Documentary

Cremation of Time 8:30PM SIFF Film Center

An experimental film that addresses the global horror and sorrow of COVID-19, based on a poem "Cremation of Time" written by Beata Pozniak. Originally published in Kenya, Africa "Musings During a Time of Pandemic". Film is dedicated to the frontline workers for their tremendous support during the difficult time of COVID-19.

October 17

Comedy

The Land 12:00PM SIFF Film Center

„The Land” is a film composed of six separate dark comedy-dramas showing contemporary Poland in a humorous way. While each of them can exist as an independent story, they easily blend into a cohesive whole. All of them are based on seemingly ordinary situations which soon take an unexpected turn, driving the characters to the end of their tether.

Documentary

Cremation of Time 2:30PM SIFF Film Center

An experimental film that addresses the global horror and sorrow of COVID-19, based on a poem "Cremation of Time" written by Beata Pozniak. Originally published in Kenya, Africa "Musings During a Time of Pandemic". Film is dedicated to the frontline workers for their tremendous support during the difficult time of COVID-19.

Comedy

1800 Grams 2:30PM SIFF Film Center

A touching story about the most important human matters: love, loneliness, sacrifice and courage, around the life of Ewa, a woman who works looking for families for orphaned children.

Drama

Black Mercedes 5:30PM SIFF Film Center

Warsaw, November 1941. Aneta, the beautiful wife of a respected barrister, Karol Holzer, is killed in suspicious circumstances. Rafał Król, an officer of the Blue Police co-operating with the Germans, is trying to solve the case of the mysterious murder.

Comedy

Taxing Love 8:30PM SIFF Film Center

“Taxing Love”, a heart-warming, romantic comedy is TVN’s original idea and production. It is a story about love which can reach us anywhere, even … in the tax office. Klara, devoted to her work as a tax inspector, becomes infatuated with the dashing but irresponsible and cynical Marian who is about to be charged with tax evasion.

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