Friday, May 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Los Feliz Theatre, Los Angeles
### **ABOUT THE FILMS:** **“Talking Heads,” 1980, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 16 Mins, Poland** *In Polish with English subtitles.* Krzysztof Kieślowski made more than twenty documentaries, including the following short. In “Talking Heads,” Kieślowski poses the questions “What year were you born?” “Who are you?” and “What do you most wish for?” to forty different people, ranging from an infant to a one-hundred-year-old woman. FORMAT: DCP **“Refrain,” 1972, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 10 Mins, Poland** *In Polish with English subtitles.* The ten-minute-long “Refrain” deals with a funeral home and targets bureaucracy, corruption and dispassionate attitudes toward sorrowful fellow citizens. FORMAT: DCP **“I Was a Soldier,” 1971, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 16 Mins, Poland** *In Polish with English subtitles.* A group of veterans recount a horrifying experience of being trapped in a minefield, resulting in each losing their sight. FORMAT: DCP **“From a Night Porter’s Point of View,” 1977, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 17 Mins, Poland** *In Polish with English subtitles.* Portrait of a factory porter, a fanatic of strict discipline, who extends his power even into his personal life as he tries to control everybody and everything in the belief that ‘rules are more important than people.’ FORMAT: DCP **“Railway Station,” 1980, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 13 Mins, Poland** *In Polish with English subtitles.* Krzysztof Kieślowski began his career making documentaries. Presented here is “Railway Station,” one of his nonfiction shorts. FORMAT: DCP **“Seven Women of Different Ages,” 1980, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 16 Mins, Poland** *In Polish with English subtitles.* Krzysztof Kieślowski made more than twenty documentaries, including this wryly observed short, which profiles seven ballet dancers, one for each day of the week. From a fledgling student to a star ballerina in her prime to an older dancer now cast out of the spotlight, each miniature portrait offers a glimpse of the grueling work and behind-the-scenes struggles that make up a dancer’s journey through life. FORMAT: DCP