Every Wednesday in August, we invite you to film screenings from the WATCH DOCS repertoire on the facade of the MSN. Together, we will explore the relationship between humans and nature – both the familiar, everyday nature and the wildlife that remains distant. Each screening will be preceded by an introductory event that will provide context for the stories shown.

The presented selection of films shows the natural environment as a space of creative tension between humans and the world – from the everyday closeness of plants, animals and ecosystems in Nature is my homeland, through the mysterious world of bats in the film Night Visitors, to the monumental landscapes of Antarctica in the film Antarctica Calling and the ocean depths, which are the setting for human dreams of interspecies communication in Patrick and the Whale. Each of these films raises questions about the limits of human understanding of nature and how we redefine our place in it as coexisting species in a fragile world of interdependence.

Natura w Centrum shows different perspectives on the relationship between humans and the surrounding world – from deep intimacy to the distance of a researcher and traveller.

Admission: free thanks to E.ON Polska

Venue: Forum at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

In case of inclement weather, the screening will be moved to KINOMUZEUM.

Programme

Wednesday, 6 August

8:30 p.m.

DJ Lenar will play a set inspired by the sounds of nature – the rustling of the wind and birdsong, the fluttering of wings, the pulsing of life hidden in the earth. 

9:30 p.m. 
Nature is My Homeland, dir. Marek Gajczak

How to understand nature? A film essay about the non-obvious relationships between humans and nature and their contemporary understanding.

Wednesday, 13 August

8:30 p.m.
Izabela and Marcin Sielezniew, biologists who have been studying the life of butterflies, will talk about their extraordinary survival strategies.

9:30 p.m.
The Night Visitors dir. Michael Gitlin

The fascinating, fabulously colourful and little-known world of moths, which have accompanied humanity since the dawn of time.

Wednesday, 20 August

8:30 p.m.
The evening will begin with a conversation between artist Kuba Bąkowski and scientist Dr Bartosz Luks, who will discuss their experiences related to researching and experiencing the ends of the world. 

9:30 p.m.
Antarctica Calling, dir. Luc Jacquet

Luc Jacquet, author of the memorable Oscar-winning March of the Penguins, returns to Antarctica in his new film.

Wednesday, 27 August

8:30 p.m.
DJ Lenar will play an improvised set inspired by the film and the depths of the ocean. 

9:30 p.m. 
Patrick and the Whale, dir. Mark Fletcher

Close encounters with the world's largest mammal: a corporate lawyer quits his job to pursue his dream of making contact with the sea giant. But do whales even want to talk?