Soil and Friends – Film Program

About the event

Let's explore together beneath the surface of the earth and human stories, accompanied by films related to the exhibition "Soil and Friends". The titles presented at U–jazdowski Cinema as a cinematic context for the exhibition "Soil and Friends" can be treated as a loose extension of the themes addressed in it. Just as the scale in which the curators examine the soil varies, so do the perspectives from which we will view it on screen. In the case of films like "Mannvirki", "Underground", or "King Matt the First", there will be a close-up. The camera will literally descend into the depths of the earth, and on a very close plane, we will examine matter—in its bloom and decay—as well as the structure of plants and geological processes. With a broader lens, it will be easier to capture the complex relationship between humans and other beings, nature, and culture ("Only on Earth", "Fire Will Come") and to notice the ecological consequences of land management on a micro- and macro-scale ("The Gleaners and I"). Finally, we will see the earth from the perspective of people who live off its cultivation and from a completely opposite viewpoint—the eyes of capitalists for whom the earth is merely a commodity and an object of speculation, and the small farmers working on it—a subject of exploitation ("Alcarràs", "Harvest", "Happy as Lazzaro"). 🎥 Screening schedule: - 20/09 (Saturday) at 15:15 – "Alcarràs" - 24/09 (Wednesday) at 20:00 – "Harvest" - 25/09 (Thursday) at 20:00 – "Happy as Lazzaro" - 27/09 (Saturday) at 16:00 – "Fire Will Come" - 02/10 (Thursday) at 20:00 – "Underground" - 05/10 (Sunday) at 18:00 – "Only on Earth" - 11/10 (Saturday) at 18:00 – "The Gleaners and I" - 18/10 (Saturday) at 18:00 – "Mannvirki" + discussion - 30/10 (Thursday) at 19:00 – "King Matt the First" + discussion 🎟️ Tickets: https://u-jazdowski.pl/kino/repertuar/gleba-i-przyjacele