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On July 10, the third edition of the Summer Film Review “Under the Common Sky” will begin and run until September 4. Over the course of nine weeks, every Wednesday at 8:00 PM, visitors will be able to watch unique films from Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Vietnam, and India in the courtyard of the Art House at 11 Foksal Street in Warsaw. The event is organized by the John Paul II Thought Center. Admission to all screenings is free.
“Under the Common Sky” is not only a presentation of cinema from different corners of the world but, above all, an opportunity for meeting and dialogue. The John Paul II Thought Center once again opens a space where Warsaw residents and migrants can come together to discover other cultures, break stereotypes, and build mutual understanding across borders. Each screening will be accompanied by discussions with invited guests — filmmakers, experts, journalists, and travelers. The opening on July 10, dedicated to Ukraine, will feature Łukasz Adamski, an expert on Eastern Europe and publicist.
This year, for the first time, the program will include films from Vietnam.
“We have prepared two film evenings that will allow viewers to get to know this country better,” notes Maciej Toma, coordinator of the 3rd Summer Film Review ‘Under the Common Sky’. “We are glad that in this way we are creating a space for the integration of yet another Warsaw minority that has been part of our city for many years. We believe that cinema has the power to build bridges. It allows us, even for a moment, to step outside our own perspective and see the world through someone else’s eyes, even when we are separated by thousands of kilometers and entirely different life experiences.”
This year’s program includes 15 carefully selected titles: award-winning feature and documentary films from major festivals, as well as intimate short works by young filmmakers. Among them, audiences will see the moving Ukrainian film “Do You Love Me?”, the Indian “Inner Winter,” the gentle portrait of Vietnamese migrants “Along the Shore” by Akio Fujimoto, and the poignant Belarusian documentary “Mara. A Belarusian Dream” by Sasha Kulak. There will also be new socially conscious films such as “Black Bird, Black Azalea” by Georgian director Elena Naveriani, “In the Yellow Rubber Boat” by Vietnam’s Thien An Pham, and the visually striking Indian film “Amplified” by Dominic Sangma.
The closing evening of the Review will feature films from the Wajda School, including Dora Migas-Mazur’s documentary “Raisa,” whose protagonist — a Chechen woman — is forced to flee her homeland to fight for herself and her children. On August 28, the best short films from the BulbaMovie Belarusian Film Festival will be screened.
Admission to all screenings is free.
The John Paul II Thought Center invites everyone to discover cinema that unites and to help create a space for safe and creative intercultural dialogue.
Original article: filmweb.pl
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