Upcoming Events

The Visual History of Polish Chicago. Lecture and screening (visual essay). 9 November 2026 at the University of Chicago. More details coming soon.

Screening of 'Highlanders Wedding' (Góralskie Wesele, 1961). February 2027 at Kino Iluzjon in Warsaw, Poland. Organized in cooperation with the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA). More details coming soon.

Past Events

"Filmowe powroty: Podhale" — the first public screening of amateur and home movies from Podhale (1949–1976) rediscovered in private archives in the United States. With live Highlander music. Took place on 4 October 2026 at 17:00 at Dom Podhalański in Ludźmierz, Poland. Click here for more information.

The Polish premiere of 'Highlanders Wedding' (Góralskie Wesele, 1961) took place on 12 September 2026 at 19:30 at Kino Sokół in Zakopane, Poland. Click here for more information.

The Visual History of Polish Chicago. Lecture and screening (visual essay) (Dwell Studio Chicago, USA, 2026)

First screening of “Highlanders Wedding” with English subtitles (Góralskie Wesele, 1961) — presented from a new 16mm print, with an introductory visual essay by Agata Zborowska (Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago)

"Not-So-Ordinary Amateur Cinema" - screening of selected home and amateur movies from Chicago’s Polish community with live music, preceded by an introduction and followed by a discussion. Presented as part of the Loyola Polish Film Showcase Damen Cinema at Loyola University Chicago, USA, 2026)

First screening of the restored version of “Highlanders Wedding” (Góralskie Wesele, 1961) with accompanying Polish Highlanders home movies and live music (Highlanders House / Dom Podhalan, Chicago, USA, 2026)

Not-So-Ordinary screening as part of “In Another Light: Cinema of Memory” (Music Box Theatre, Chicago, USA, 2026)

Lecture/screening as part of Warsaw's Home Movie Day (Kino Iluzjon, Warszawa, Poland, 2025)

Minority Identities and Vernacular Visual Culture (Univeristy of Chicago, USA, 2025)

From the Polonia‘s Movie Archives (Dwell Studio Chicago, USA, 2024)