Polish Film Festival brings European cinema to Chicago

Polish Film Festival brings European cinema to Chicago
Ryszard Brylski's 'A Wonderful Summer' opened the 22nd Polish Film Festival in America. Photo courtesy of Opus Film
Polish Film Festival brings European cinema to Chicago
Ryszard Brylski's 'A Wonderful Summer' opened the 22nd Polish Film Festival in America. Photo courtesy of Opus Film

Polish Film Festival brings European cinema to Chicago

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The 22nd annual Polish Film Festival in America is now underway at theaters throughout Chicago. Organizers hail the event as one of the most important European film festivals in America.

This year’s schedule includes big stars from abroad as well as the stories of locals. To navigate the schedule and explain some of the bigger themes of Polish cinema, Eight Forty-Eight spoke to Christopher Kamyszew, the festival’s founder.


The Polish Film Festival in America runs from Nov. 5 -21.
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