SUNDAY, November 3, 2024
Michigan Theater
Ann Arbor
Afternoon Program
1:00 pm | Screening Room
Twarze Agaty/Faces of Agata
dir. Małgorzata Kozera, 2023, documentary, 77 min.
When she was 16, Agata heard that she would most likely bleed herself to death within 2 years. A hemangioma, a tumor located in the left half of her face, causing severe bleeding from her mouth, nose and eyes was the reason for this prognosis. On that day, Agata was born anew. After 20 years and over 30 face surgeries, she lives in London and works as an artist who turned her struggle with a lethal disease into art.
2:30 pm | Screening Room
Doppelgänger. Sobowtór/Doppelgänger. The Double
dir. Jan Holoubek, 2022, psychological thriller, 120 min.
Rooted in actual events in Cold War Poland, the film has much contemporary relevance, exploring identity theft and the impact of international politics on the lives of ordinary people. A stylish, keenly observed psychological thriller set in the world of espionage, it unfolds simultaneously on both sides of the Iron Curtain: Hans enjoys the freedoms of 80s Strasbourg whilst Jan fights for a free Poland in the dark days of martial law. The film has us on the edge of our seats as we slowly understand the connections between the two men.