The Madison Polish Film Festival is a free annual event organized by the UW-Madison Polish Student Association in collaboration with the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, CREECA, Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Film Committee, Associated Students of Madison (ASM), and the Polish Heritage Club of Madison.
The festival hosts a variety of films each year that explore Polish culture and identity
as well as support the work of Polish writers and directors. Join us in celebrating Polish artists and visionaries
at the 2024 festival on November 10th and November 17th at the Marquee Cinema.
2024 Madison Polish Film Festival Details
This year’s edition of the Madison Polish Film Festival will be held
on November 10th and November 17th at the Marquee Cinema (Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St.).
More details about the films, locations, and viewing times can be found below.
All the films will be subtitled in English.
This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.
Please reach out to Krzysztof Borowski with any questions: borowski3@wisc.edu.
The Secret of Little Rose / Różyczka 2
Showing November 10th @ 3:00 pm (106 min)
Marquee Cinema at Union South
2nd Floor, 308 W Dayton St #245, Madison
Joanna Warczewska, daughter of an eminent writer, is at the peak of her life. Her thriving political career and family happiness are instantly destroyed by a terrorist attack in which her beloved husband is killed. When fate gives her a new chance in life, another blow hits her. Someone sends her photos and documents undermining her family ties and suggesting that her mother has collaborated with the Security Service in the past.
Director: Jan Kidawa-Błoński
Starring: Magdalena Boczarska, Robert Więckiewicz, Janusz Gajos, Maria Seweryn, Adrian Topol, Jacek Braciak, Mateusz Banasiuk, Paweł Małaszyński
The Scarborn / Kos
Showing November 10th @ 5:15 pm (120 min)
Marquee Cinema at Union South
2nd Floor, 308 W Dayton St #245, Madison
Spring of 1794, Poland is in a state of unrest. General Tadeusz ‘Kos’ Kościuszko returns to the country, planning to ignite an uprising against the Russians by mobilizing Polish gentry and peasants. He is accompanied by his faithful friend and former slave, Domingo. Kościuszko is being tracked down by a merciless Russian cavalry captain, Dunin, who wants to do whatever it takes to capture the general before he starts a national revolt.
Director: Paweł Maślona
Starring: Bartosz Bielenia, Jacek Braciak, Jason Mitchell, Robert Więckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Artur Paczesny, Grzegorz Wojdon, Łukasz Simlat
Doppelgänger. Double / Doppelgänger. Sobowtór
Showing November 17th @ 3:00 pm (120 min)
Marquee Cinema at Union South
2nd Floor, 308 W Dayton St #245, Madison
Hans and Jan Bitner live on opposite sides of the iron curtain. Hans lives in France, he leads a quiet life. Bitner is a Pole, involved in the fight for a free Poland. Their lives are different, but there is one detail that links them.
Director: Jan Holoubek
Starring: Jakub Gierszał, Tomasz Schuchardt, Emily Kusche, Wiktoria Gorodecka, Joachim Raaf, Andrzej Seweryn, Katarzyna Herman, Jessica McIntyre, Nathalie Richard, Maximilien Seweryn
Feast of Fire / Święto ognia
Showing November 17th @ 5:30 pm (94 min)
Marquee Cinema at Union South
2nd Floor, 308 W Dayton St #245, Madison
Two sisters struggle with their own bodies. One, pushed by ambition, seeks the limits of its possibilities, for the other the body is a prison. One believes that ballet will save her from her memories. The other watches the world from her balcony with such attention that she sees and hears more. Their father flees to the only place where he feels he is truly alive. Each of them is dishing out the past and taming the present.
Director: Kinga Dębska
Starring: Paulina Pytlak, Joanna Drabik, Tomasz Sapryk, Kinga Preis, Karolina Gruszka, Katarzyna Herman, Mariusz Bonaszewski
