A film by Polish director Sofia Bohdanowicz which deals with her archival research into the letters of Polish poet Zofia Bohdanowiczowa (the filmmaker's great-grandmother). Shown in English, with Polish subtitles.
5th July, 13:10, Rio Cinema Dalston
After being appointed literary executor, Audrey Benac (Deragh Campbell) uncovers a series of letters that her great-grandmother had written to a fellow poet. Both displaced from Poland, Zofia Bohdanowiczowa and Nobel Prize nominee Jozef Wittlin corresponded from 1957-1964 between Toronto, Wales and New York City. Over the course of three days, Audrey embarks on a journey to Houghton Library at Harvard University to translate and make sense of Zofia’s words.
The screening will begin with one of Bohdanowicz’s short films, Point and Line to Plane.
Watch the Trailer & Book Tickets here: Rio Cinema | CNFW: MS Slavic 7
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