To my shame, I’ve only just spotted this – but the Imperial War Museum in London is partway through a film season entitled Polish Paths to Freedom, a series of free screenings of films depicting aspects of Polish history from the start of World War II to the present.
Here’s what’s coming up in May:
Thursday 1 – Friday 2 May
11.00am: One. Two..Three..No. 11 (1953); Roving Report – People of Poland (1959); HMS Tiger Visits Gdynia During a Baltic Cruise (1959)
12 noon: The Struggles for Poland: Sweepers of Squares (d. Paul Robinson, 1988)
2.00pm: In Full Gallop (Cwał, d. Krzysztof Zanussi, 1995)
Sunday 4 May
11.00am/2.00pm: One Day in People’s Poland (Jeden dzień w PRL, d. Maciej J. Drygas, 2005); There and Back (Tam i z powrotem, d. Grzegorz Skurski, 1978); The Story of a Man Who Worked 552% Above His Quota (Opowieść o człowieku, który wykonał 552% normy, d. Wojciech Wiszniewski, 1973)
(the 2pm screening is introduced by Maciej J. Drygas)
Tuesday 6 May
11.00am/2.00pm: One Day in People’s Poland; There and Back; The Story of a Man Who Worked 552% Above His Quota
Sunday 11 May
11.00am/2.00pm: Don’t Cry (Nie płacz, d. Grzegorz Królikiewicz, 1972); March Caresses (Marcowe migdały, d. Radosław Piwowarski, 1989)
Monday 12 – Tuesday 13 May
11.00am/2.00pm: Don’t Cry; March Caresses
Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 May
11.00am/2.00pm: Requiem For 500,000 (Requiem dla 500 tysięcy, d. Jerzy Bossak/Wacław Kaźmierczak. 1962); Poland (1968); Rachel at Gdansk Train Station (Rachela na Dworcu Gdańskim, d. Ewą Szprynger, 2006)
(2pm screening on May 17 is introduced by editor Poldek Sobel)
Sunday 18 – Wednesday 21 May
11.00am: The Struggles for Poland: The Workers State (d. Dai Vaughan, 1988)
2.00pm: Man of Marble (Człowiek z marmuru, d. Andrzej Wajda, 1976)
(2pm screening on May 18 is introduced by Professor Anita Prazmowska)
More information about the films here.