Screening with Q & A event
accompanying EASTERN EUROPE INITIATIVES CONGRESS
room S1 - Lublin Conference Centre, ulica Grottgera 2, 20-029 Lublin
AL JAZEERA BALKANS TV BROADCAST
Regioskop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnoj-8VdncI
Available on AJB LIVE STREAM http://balkans.aljazeera.net/uzivo
POLISH FILM FESTIVAL in AMERICA, CHICAGO
Screening at the Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago
http://www.pffamerica.org/en/moj-przyjaciel-wrog/
16th ANNUAL POLISH FILM FESIVAL LOS ANGELES, USA
Screening at Vilage Theater, 1140 N. Tustin Street, Orange, CA 92867
http://www.polishfilmla.org/wocms.php?siteID=12&ID=870
ZWIERZYNIEC, POLAND
Screening at Kino Scarb
SUMMER FILM ACADEMY - 'UKRAINE - FROM NEAR & AFAR"
http://www.laf.net.pl/index.php?page=ukraina-z-bliska-i-oddali
ZAMOŚĆ, POLAND
Screening at
MEETINGS WITH HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, UK
Screening on eve of two day conference
PAST AS PRELUDE: POLISH-UKRAINIAN RELATIONS FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Winstanley Lecture Theatre at Trinity College
Free entry - PLEASE REGISTER
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/my-friend-the-enemy-tickets-17292902537
WELSH PREMIERE at SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
Glyndwr A, the Glyndwr Building, Swansea University, Singleton Park SA2, UK
Free entry
Screening organised by
HRUBIESZÓW PUBLIC LIBRARY & MUZEUM OF POLISH HISTORY
'DOM KULTURY', Hrubieszów, Poland
Free entry
http://www.muzhp.pl/aktualnosci/1512/pokaz-filmu-dokumentalnego-moj-przyjaciel-wrog
JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY, KRAKÓW
Ulica Grodzka 64 - wydzial Polonistyki UJ – room 6
Free entry
https://www.facebook.com/events/1020544151307589/
POLISH PREMIERE
DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL - 2015
KINOTEKA, Warsaw, Poland
18.00
UCL SCHOOL OF SLAVONIC & EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
Room 433, 16 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW
WORLD PREMIERE
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL - AMSTERDAM
mid-length competition - 4 public screenings
Interview with Mark Baker for IDFA DAILY NEWS
http://www.idfa.nl/industry/daily/2014/interviews/my-friend-the-enemy.aspx
INTERVIEW BY ANGEL LOPES PETRO in VISEGRAD INSIGHT
http://visegradinsight.eu/my-friend-the-enemy21082914/
Now also in Spanish
http://lapoloniadelospolacos.com/2014/09/09/mi-amigo-el-enemigo-una-historia-de-reconciliacion-y-huma
‘This is the missing piece of the mosaic, at last. Not just of what Ukrainians and Poles did to another then, but somehow of all the murderous horrors of that war, those years. More than the countless films and books about the Jewish holocaust or Oradour or Warsaw, this presents to me the fearsome stew of inconceivable cruelty and moral confusion, neighbours who can turn against neighbours and then risk their own lives to rescue strangers in the name of Christ. Women weeping with joy to see descendants of Poles who lived among them and yet, apparently, still believing that only the Banderites saved them from being murdered by the Poles. Neal Ascherson, Journalist and writer, (The Polish August: The Self-limiting Revolution, The Nazi Legacy, Black Sea. …)
‘A fascinating film, giving much food for thought.' Norman Davies, Historian, (God’s Playground, White Eagle Red Star, Europe a Hsitory,
The Isles, Rising ’44, …)
'Revealing, beautiful, frightening, tender... There is much to say, applaud and think about in Wanda Koscia's My Friend The Enemy. It's a film that digs deep into the hearts and minds of Ukrainians and Poles. This is a disturbing story from World War II that is conveyed with substance and sympathy. Recent events in Ukraine have underlined Koscia's emphasis on the historical importance of memory and national identity.'
Martin Smith, Emmy award-winning filmaker, (The World at War, Vietnam - A Television History, The Struggles for Poland...)
‘The landscape and the everyday goings-on of present-day village life give time to soothe and relieve. There's such a dramatic contrast between the horror of the memories, and the deep quiet, remoteness and beauty of the area today. The reconciliation efforts are heartening, but not sentimentalised.‘ Anna Reid, writer and journalist (Borderland: a journey through the history of Ukraine, The Shaman’s Coat, Leningrad.)
‘Focusing on rescuers allows the hard history to come out in as gentle a fashion as possible, yet the narrative still makes a powerful impact. The sparks of humanity help us work through this dark era... a very moving film.’ John-Paul Himka, Professor of East European History, University of Alberta
Directed and Produced by Wanda Koscia
Editor: Stefan Ronowicz
Camera: Andrzej Adamczak
Music: Frank Ilfman
Production: Grupa Filmowa, Warsaw
Enquiries Contact : My Friend the Enemy Film