{"id":18881,"date":"2025-10-23T21:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/?p=18881"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:37:17","slug":"new-york-premiere-of-lift-lady-at-doc-nyc-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/2025\/10\/23\/new-york-premiere-of-lift-lady-at-doc-nyc-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Premiere of Lift Lady at DOC NYC Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><strong>Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifccenter.com\/\">IFC<\/a><\/strong><br>323 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.docnyc.net\/film\/shorts-look-up-2025\/lift-lady\/\">Tickets<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>The screening will be followed by a Q&amp;A with<\/strong><\/em><strong><em> director Marcin Modzelewski.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, November 12 &#8211; Sunday, November 30, 2025<\/strong><br><strong>Online Screening<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.docnyc.net\/film\/shorts-look-up-2025\/lift-lady\/\">Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>An artfully crafted and quietly striking chronicle of Mzia, a former sniper turned residential elevator operator, offers a tragicomic glimpse into modern Georgia through the rhythms of one extraordinary-ordinary life. \u2013&nbsp;<\/em>Murtada Elfadl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/NehFPf-HnqCBw__8Dj_KGxLzD1_IHMTaIsbK0Y8oCEE-1120x630.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lift Lady<\/em> (2024) is a poignant short documentary directed by Marcin Modzelewski, a graduate of the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Film School. The film offers an intimate portrait of Mzia, a former sniper turned elevator operator in the Nutsubidze Plato, a brutalist housing complex in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her daily routine involves overseeing a coin-operated elevator that connects three apartment blocks via a skybridge\u2014a vital yet often malfunctioning relic from the Soviet era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Mzia&#8217;s interactions with residents and her meticulous attention to the elevator&#8217;s upkeep, the film explores themes of community, resilience, and the absurdities of post-Soviet life. The narrative blends surrealism with tragicomedy, painting a vivid picture of contemporary Georgia&#8217;s societal dynamics. Modzelewski&#8217;s direction transforms a seemingly mundane setting into a microcosm of broader cultural and historical tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its world premiere at the 2024 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), <em>Lift Lady<\/em> has garnered international acclaim. It won the Audience Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and received a Jury Mention at the 22nd MDAG in Poland. The film has also been featured at prestigious festivals such as DOC NYC and the Chania Film Festival in Greece, where it was part of the international competition <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.docnyc.net\/film\/shorts-look-up-2025\/lift-lady\/\">Learn more&#8230; <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Marcin Modzelewski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jerzy Kapuscinski, Ewa Jastrzebska, Magdalena Tomanek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Executive Producer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Anderegande Studio: Katarzyna Staszczyk, Krzysztof Laczak<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cinematographer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jakub Urbanski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Marcin Soltysik<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong>&nbsp;Georgian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong>&nbsp;Poland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year:<\/strong>&nbsp;2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Co-presented by the Polish Cultural Institute New York.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PMIFC323 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014TicketsThe screening will be followed by a Q&amp;A with director Marcin Modzelewski. 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