Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. Książka 40 lat temu zatrzymana przez cenzurę, teraz nie mniej aktualna niż wtedy. Historia dwóch dziewczynek, które łączył wiek – różnił los. Opowieść o ciemności i jasności. Sami wybieramy czerń, czy jesteśmy na nią skazani? Autorka prowadzi grę z czytelnikiem, myli tropy, rozszczepia losy bohaterów, mówi o rzeczach najważniejszych. A jako narzędzia używa autoironii – bo nie chce, by wielkie słowa przysłoniły prawdę. Tworzy na wskroś
If you missed this movie at the Seattle Polish Film Festival a few years ago, this is your chance. In this Ukrainian Polish co-production, directed by Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko takes the ‘Carol of the Bells’ is a symbol of the spirit of brotherhood and unity all over the world. The peaceful existence of three families, Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish, sharing a large house, musical evenings and merriment in the Polish city of Stanisławów (now Stanislaviv in
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. Człowiek o sobie samym dowiaduje się najwięcej w sytuacjach skrajnych, ekstremalnych, nietypowych. Wyrzucony z kolein rutyny, przekraczając granice codzienności, opuszczając utarte i poznane szlaki, przekonuje się, jak wygląda jego reakcja na bodźce równie intensywne, co niezwykłe. Uświadamia sobie, jak wiele w życiu zależy od ślepego trafu. Joseph Conrad, znany też jako Józef Korzeniowski (1857 – 1924), angielski pisarz polskiego pochodzenia, w powieści W oczach Zachodu przedstawia
KINO OKO presents a short documentary “Lady of the Mountain / Kobieta Skała” in memory of Bronka Sandstrom who at the age of 77 summited a Mt. Rainier as oldest women who made this achievement. The documentary was produced by Monika Meleń from Polish TVP Polonia in 2018. Another short documentary movie will also present Bronka’s experiences from summiting the Mt. Rainier. More: about Bronka, contact Krystof for more information by RK
If you missed this movie at the Seattle Polish Film Festival two years ago, this is your chance. In this Ukrainian Polish co-production, directed by Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko takes the ‘Carol of the Bells’ is a symbol of the spirit of brotherhood and unity all over the world. The peaceful existence of three families, Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish, sharing a large house, musical evenings and merriment in the Polish city of Stanisławów (now Stanislaviv in Ukraine)
Polish Home Association presents the movie “Mensch” about Prof. Ludwik Hirszfeld, who created the scientific foundation for the blood groups. He is the author of dividing different bloods into groups A, B, AB, and O, which has been accepted and implemented all over the world. Hirszfeld discovered the serological conflict that sometimes occurs between a mother and a fetus, which may result in a miscarriage or damage to a fetus. Consequently, he developed the way
The local Polish Scout Troop “Kaszuby” invites everybody to the Polish Cultural Center for a celebration of the Polish Independence Day commemorating Poland emerging as an independent nation on November 11, 1918, after over a century of partitions. This event is in Polish. The program prepared by Iwona Bernacki consists of a medley of patriotic songs, poems and fragments of prose commemorating all heroes who fought for freedom of Poland, performed by the scouts and
KINO OKO is showing another WWII documentary “Traveller. Action Intelligentsia / Podróżnik. Akcja Inteligencja” (2019, 56 min), directed by Hanna Etemadi. This fictionalized documentary is a story based on the memoires of Marian Główka – a teacher and scoutmaster from Silesia, arrested in the spring of 1940 as part of the German “Action Intelligentsia”. The goal of the action was physical elimination of Polish elites; one of most infamous cases was sending the whole body
Kino OKO invites viewers to a screening of the documentary movie “Spitfire Liberator. The Alex Herbst Story” (92′) at the Polish Cultural Center. The movie directed by Sławomir Ciok and produced by Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski is in English and Polish with English subtitles. The movie tells the story of Witold “Alex” Herbst, a WWII Polish ace fighter pilot, who served in the famous Polish RAF squadrons 308 and 303. Alex was also a member of our
UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee presents the lecture “Women of the People: Serfdom, Female Agency and Film Representation in Poland after 1945” by Dr. Michal Oleszczyk. One of the 2023’s biggest box offices hits in Polish cinemas was the animated adaptation of Władysław Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning 1904 novel “The Peasants.” This film offered a new and updated version of the central character of Jagna: a young woman in rural Poland of late 19th century. A
Polish Home Association presents the concert “History of Polish Music” with duo Karolina Mikołajczyk (violin) and Iwo Jedynecki (classical accordion). The program of the concert is as follows 1. A. Jarzębski – Chromatica 2. F. Chopin – Nocturne op. 9 no 2 3. G. Bacewicz – Oberek 4. K. Szymanowski – Roxana’s Song from the Opera “King Roger” 5. K. Penderecki – I Sonata for violin and piano 6. M. Weinberg – Two Songs Without
Celebrate Poland’s and modern Europe’s first constitution, of 1791, with music, dance, theater, and delicious food! Seattle’s Polish Constitution Day assembly will feature a piano recital by acclaimed pianist Mateusz Krzyżowski playing award-winning renditions of the works of Szymanowski, Paderewski, and Chopin. There will also be rousing performances of traditional Polish folk dance by the group Syrena Seattle – this is their first performance at the Polish Cultural Center, so cheer them on! You can
Quiver Distribution and Fathom Events present the movie “Irena’s Vow / Przysięga Ireny” directed by Louise Archambault. This Canadian-Polish WWII drama tells the story of Irena Gut Opdyke who risked everything to save the lives of thirteen Jews — including one unborn — during the Nazi atrocities against Poland. If all that’s necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men and women to do nothing, Irena shows us how one good person, then
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w dyskusji. Marcowe spotkanie klubu książki poświęcone jest dyskusji na temat książki „Sydonia. Słowo się rzekło”, napisanej przez wybitną pisarkę Elżbietę Cherezińską. Autorka, bazując na starych dokumentach, rekonstruuje historię Sydonii von Bork, szlachcianki należącej do najstarszego rodu szlacheckiego Pomorza, żyjącej w Księstwie Pomorskim na przełomie XVI i XVII wieku. Region ten przeżywał w tym czasie swój złoty wiek, a fala polowań na czarownice przetaczała się przez Europę, nie
Every man IS a pig, and every woman too, in the movie “The Peasants / Chłopi” which is an adaptation of Władysław Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning novel under the same title about life in a 19th century Polish village. The film tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village – a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor,
Kino OKO invites viewers to a screening of the 2020 Polish WWII documentary movie “Cross Over Swastika. Operation Intelligentsia / Krzyż ponad swastyką” (78′) at the Polish Cultural Center. Due to the topic and scenes depicting WWII Nazi concentration camps, viewer discretion is advised. In Polish with English subtitles, free admission. This fictionalized documentary directed by Hanna Etemadi presents the gruesome story of priests during the WWII German occupation of Poland. The movie is based on
KINO OKO is showing another WWII documentary “Stefan Starzynski. Investigation Discontinued / Stefan Starzyński. Śledztwo umorzono” (2017, 60 min), directed by Hanna Etemadi. Stefan Starzyński was the Mayor of Warsaw from 1934 to October 1939. He became famous for his heroic attitude during the defense of Warsaw in September 1939. He refused to evacuate with the government to Romania and remained faithful to Warsaw to the end, He did not abandon it in the face
This is a repeat of the screening first featured on January 4, 2024. Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski and the Polish Movie Club Kino OKO invite you to a series of historical documentaries. The first to be presented is a documentary “Polish Underground Education / Indeks i Karabin. Tajne nauczanie” directed by Hanna Etemadi. The movie tells the story of Polish WWII resistance organizing education at the high-school and college level in face of the Nazis allowing only
This event has been rescheduled from December. Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski and the Polish Movie Club Kino OKO invite you to a series of historical documentaries. The first to be presented is a documentary “Polish Underground Education / Indeks i Karabin. Tajne nauczanie” directed by Hanna Etemadi. The movie tells the story of Polish WWII resistance organizing education at the high-school and college level in face of the Nazis allowing only vocational schools for Poles. More: about
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w dyskusji. Tematem spotkania grudniowego jest powieść “Dygot” Jacka Małeckiego, opublikowana przez Wydawnictwo SQN w 2015 r. Naznaczona wstrząsającą tajemnicą ballada o pięknie i okrucieństwie polskiej prowincji. Porywające obsesje, niszczące namiętności i groza przemijania. Uciekająca przed Armią Czerwoną Niemka rzuca klątwę na Jana Łabendowicza za to, że nie udzielił jej pomocy. Niedaleko domu Jana mieszka Bronek Gelda, naznaczony klątwą Cyganki. Wkrótce na świat przychodzi syn Jana, Wiktor, chłopiec o