Instytut Polski w Brukseli

18.03.2016 - 27.03.2016 Film

The international documentary film festival MILLENIUM is celebrating its eight edition. Whether this prominent festival in Brussels is shining the spotlight on up-and-coming directors or those whose reputations go before them, the type of guests is as broad as the programme, with films from every continent, which always bring together quality and diversity.
This year two Polish films are on the programme: The queen of silence, by Agnieszka ZWIEFKA, and Alisa in warland, by Alisa KOVALENKO.

+++ Learn more about The queen of silence, by Agnieszka ZWIEFKA
+++ Learn more about Alisa in warland, by Alisa KOVALENKO

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Film The queen of silence (read more HERE)
>>> Cinema Galeries (Galerie de la Reine 26, 1000 Brussels) – see map
>>> Thursday 24 March 2016 – 14:00

>>> Cinema Aventure (Galerie du Centre, Bloc II, rue des Fripiers 57, 1000 Brussels) – see map
>>> Friday 25 March 2016 – 21:30 – in the presence of the director!

Film Alisa in warland (read more HERE)
>>> Cinema Aventure (Galerie du Centre, Bloc II, rue des Fripiers 57, 1000 Brussels) – see map
>>> Tuesday 22 March 2016 – 21:30

The queen of silence (Poland-Germany, 2014, 80′, OV – sub EN/FR)
The 10 years-old Roma girl Denisa doesn’t speak as no one has ever diagnosed her with hearing disabilities. She lives in a world of her own, full of rhythm and dance, imitating the glamorous women from Bollywood DVDs she found in the garbage. By dancing she can be a queen, and express what she can’t say – joy, sadness and fear.

+++ On Friday 25 March there will be a Q&A with the director Agnieszka Zwiefka after the screening!

Alisa in warland (Poland, 2015, 74′, OV – sub EN/FR)
Alisa is 26 when the revolution starts in Kiev. She’s a student of film school, but above all, she’s Ukrainian. This film describes her journey from Euromaidan to the war in the East. It’s a sensitive diary of young woman lost in the shaky world. Living picture of her tragic experiences, feelings, pains. Alisa was taken captive by separatists, who thought she was sniper from Ukrainian army. She is not just a director anymore, she becomes a participant of the events.