Cinema is over 100 years old. This medium is so powerful that it is the perfect way to discuss issues that matter to us. And we are now returning to a project that we always look back on fondly at the end of the year.
Our film evenings are popular and loved by everyone for good reason. Not only for the special cinema atmosphere, but also for the carefully chosen films that address important topics and spark lively and heated discussions that continue long afterwards.
As our 25th anniversary year has largely been defined by ESG and as we have matured significantly as an organisation here, we intend to use the positive force generated by all our successful initiatives.
Talking about human rights through films
This year we have the opportunity to do so thanks to the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the 24th WATCH DOCS International Film Festival.
The first two films we have chosen are:
Intercepted, 2024, directed by Oksana Karpovych, which we will watch on 27 November
A film about the war in Ukraine like no other. Without showing a single shot fired—no wounds, tanks, or explosions—the filmmakers capture the heart of the conflict. Long, perfectly framed shots reveal lunar landscapes and the wrecked interiors of apartments claimed by the “Russian World” in 2022. The absurdity and brutality of war are laid bare by the occupiers themselves: the audio consists solely of intercepted conversations between Russian soldiers and their families, recorded by Ukrainian intelligence, in which they recount their wartime experiences. Some of these will no doubt be used as evidence in the trials of war criminals. This bold cinematic experiment, where sound and image amplify one another, mercilessly exposes the state of Russian society, consumed by toxic propaganda.
An introduction to the film has been prepared by Markiyan Malskyy and Olena Ovchynnikova.
Tokyo Uber Blues. 2022, directed by Taku Aoyagi
Do you know what happens when you select your favourite restaurant on your smartphone and click the “order” button on a rainy day? Tempted by the prospect of high earnings, Taku Aoyagi, pushing thirty, sets off from his hometown to Tokyo to become a food delivery courier and at least partially repay the loan he took out at college. Taku’s everyday life begins to resemble a game in which the only way to survive is to reach the new levels of difficulty. “Tokyo Uber Blues” is a penetrating and humorous documentary about the world of the digital precariat and birth of a new, modern working class. This is a film for anyone wishing to understand the reality behind anything being available through an app. Living from hand to mouth takes on a completely new meaning after this screening.
Sounds interesting? We invite you to join us on this journey
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Who is this event for?
This is an on-site event. Exclusively for Kochański & Partners staff.