Cinema Social Club and Polish Migrants Organise for Change (POMOC) invite you to a free screening at The Quarry of the award-winning film “The Silent Land” by Polish director Aga Woszczyńska.

The event will feature a special Q&A with the director live online, led by Honorata Mikołajew, founder of Cinema Social Club, and a behind-the-scenes look at how and why the film was made. It will be followed by an open conversation with local Merseyside organisation representatives, leaders and activists from Cinema Nation, Heart of Glass , Merseyside Polonia and POMOC.

We invite you to watch the film, join the discussion, and hear ideas for how to support local community initiatives, including around migrants rights.

This screening is the first in a series of events in Liverpool using cinema to spark conversations about pressing social and political issues around the world. For updates, follow us on Instagram: @polishmigrantsorganise.

When:

Sunday,16th October 2022, Doors open 5.30pm/Film 6pm/Discussion 8pm

Where:

The Quarry, 17 Love Lane L3 7DD Liverpool.

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About the film (synopsis)

After arriving at a holiday villa on an Italian island, bourgeois couple Adam (Dobromir Dymecki) and Anna (Agnieszka Żulewska) discover that the swimming pool is empty. The migrant worker sent to fix it suffers a deadly poolside accident, setting off a chain of disturbing events that shake the moral foundations of this seemingly perfect couple. Aesthetically sparse, with an enigmatic plot, Aga Woszczyńska’s debut feature is an unflinching character study that unfurls the power of denial.

Allowed age: 15

Drama | Polish, English, Italian, French | 113 mins

English subtitles

About the organisers:

POMOC is a grassroots political home for Polish migrant women and gender nonconforming people living in the UK to organise together towards dignity, power and justice. We build actionable solidarity between Polish communities and other migrant groups.

Cinema Social Club is a film project created by Honorata Mikołajew which involves film screenings & discussions in various venues in Liverpool. Honorata studied film direction and film and media and worked as a radio journalist in Poland. She was a volunteer programmer at Liverpool Small Cinema and co-founder of Big Adventure Cinema.

About the speakers:

Cinema Nation is queer-led Merseyside based Community intrest Company that explores, supports and encourages all forms of film exhibition, especially within community settings.

Heart of Glass is a St Helens, Merseyside-based collaborative and social arts agency that supports collaborative art making, and offers resources and training.

Merseyside Polonia is a non profit organisation in Merseyside which raises awareness of the Polish Community and culture among the local community.