Watch Docs Monthly screenings
WATCH DOCS in Nowy Fort - July, August
We invite you to the Nowy Fort for weekly screenings of the best films from previous editions of WATCH DOCS. Screenings will take place every Friday at 8:30 pm until the end of August 2021.
Schedule for July and August:
July 9, 8:30 p.m. - "A Thousand Robes" ( 12' 2020 Poland, dir. K. Lisowski ) - January 11, 2020, Warsaw - lawyers from 26 European countries demonstrate solidarity with Polish judges fighting for independent courts; "Descendants of the Latin Civilization" (38' 2020 Poland, dir. R. Kowalski) - How has the Independence March in Warsaw changed? November 11 - from 2016 to 2020.
July 16, 8:30 p.m. –"The Green Lie" (93' 2018 Austria, dir. W. Boote) - A behind-the-scenes of how products and companies are greenwashed.
August 6, 8:30 p.m. – "Only the Devil Lives Without Hope" (85' 2020 Sweden, Norway, dir. M. Gertten) - Dilya's life has become a thriller filled with surprising twists and turns ever since she's been fighting for the release of her brother, who was convicted on trumped-up terrorism charges by Uzbek authorities.
August 13, 8:30 p.m. - "From Shock to Awe" (87' 2018 USA, reż. L. Côté) - Millions of veterans of American wars pay an extremely high price for their duty on a daily basis. As a rule, their deep psychological wounds can’t be healed by pharmaceuticals or even traditional psychotherapy.
August 20, 8:30 p.m. - "Pure Art"( 51' 2019 Poland dir. Maksim Shved ) - A Belarusian artist follows in the footsteps of municipal administration employees who paint over graffiti. Shot against the background of Minsk's monumental architecture, preparations for a huge parade and ubiquitous undercover agents.
August 27, 8:30 p.m. - "Once You Know" (104' 2020 France, dir. E. Cappellin) - From climate-related depression to finding practical solutions for difficult times
See you in Żoliborz!
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organizers:
Nowy Fort Foundation
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
partners:
Lambda Warszawa
OKO.press
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The films "Pure Art" and "Once You Know" are presented as a part of the action co-financed by the European Union of the European Union in the frame of the European Parliament's grant programme in the field of communication. The European Parliament was not involved in its preparation and is, in no case, responsible for or bound by the information or opinions expressed in the context of this action. In accordance with applicable law, the authors, interviewed people, publishers or programme broadcasters are solely responsible. The European Parliament can also not be held liable for direct or indirect damage that may result from the implementation of the action.
Watch Docs Monthly screenings
WATCH DOCS in Nowy Fort
We invite you to the Nowy Fort for weekly screenings of the best films from previous editions of WATCH DOCS. Screenings will take place every Friday at 8:30 pm from May to the end of August 2021.
The screenings in June will be devoted to LGBTQ+ issues and celebrating the Pride Month, a very important part of the year for LGBTQ+ communities around the world.
The series will begin with a film that Warsaw audiences have come to love - "For They Know Not What They Do" (dir. Daniel Karslake), the winner of the Audience Award at the 19th WATCH DOCS IFF, devoted to American religious families whose children decide to "come out of the closet."
Schedule for May and June:
May 28, 8:30 p.m. - "For They Know Not What They Do" (87' 2019 USA, dir. Daniel Karslake) - When in American religious families a child comes out of the closet.
The series will be opened by Maciej Nowicki, WATCH DOCS Festival Director, and Konrad Wirkowski, Programming Director.
June 4, 8:30 p.m. - "The Many Lives of Kojin" ( 88' 2019 France, dir. Diako Yazdani) - A Kurdish gay man comes out of the closet - what happens when you violate a taboo?
June 11, 8:30 p.m. - "A Worm in the Heart" (84' 2020 USA, Irleland, dir. Paul Rice) - A gay couple from San Francisco travels through Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway, collecting evidence of LGBT persecution and activist resistance.
June 18, 8:30 p.m. - "The Gospel of Eureka" ( 73' 2018 USA, dir. Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher) - Eureka, Arkansas - population: 2000; Passion Plays and Christian drag shows
June 26, 8:30 p.m. - "For They Know Not What They Do" (87' 2019 USA, dir. Daniel Karslake) - When in American religious families a child comes out of the closet
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organizers:
Nowy Fort Foundation
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
partners:
Lambda Warszawa
OKO.press
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Film "A Worm in the Heart" is presented with the support of the Embassy of the United States of America.
Watch Docs Monthly screenings
The screening of "For They Know Not What They Do"
On February 23 at 16:00, we invite you to another monthy screening from the {WALK THE DOG} series. In the Cinema at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, we will present "For They Know Not What They Do," a documentary about the coming out in American religious communities, which won the Audience Award at the 19th WATCH DOCS.
Free tickets can be collected at the Centre box office.
"FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO"
In June 2015, the US Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal. The decision evoked euphoria among human rights defenders, while a number of religious organizations had a very different reaction. They intensified their homophobic activities, and the hate speech employed by preachers of various denominations in the United States also intensified. This historic event is the starting point for Daniel G. Karslake’s documentary. The director spoke with four families in which religion plays an important role. A child in each of the families had come out as non-heteronormative. How did their relatives react? And what happened to those who came out—Ryan, Sarah, Elliot, and Vico?
Film will be presented in the original English language version with Polish subtitles.
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