Light, Camera, Action: Vocation. Film Retreats at Kino Sfinks

Inspired by the words of Pope Leo XIV, who during a meeting with film people in the Vatican in November 2025 called cinemas “the beating heart of communities”, we invite you to a special event in Kraków: “Light, Camera, Action: Vocation. Film Retreats at Kino Sfinks”. The Pope emphasized that film has the power to move emotions, ask important questions and build bonds. In that spirit we offer a three-day film program combining the cinema experience with spiritual reflection.

Date: 19–21 March 2026 (Lent).

Description: The program includes three films addressing ethical and existential issues, focusing on the theme of vocation — understood as the search for meaning, identity and an answer to a calling that can change life. The motif refers to the liturgical year theme “Missionary Disciples” and invites reflection on how we read our own vocation and how we live it out in everyday life.

Event program:

• 19 March 2026 (Thursday), 17:30
  “Niedziele” (2025, dir. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Spain, 1 h 55 min.) — film with voice-over.
  Description: The story of seventeen-year-old Ainara, who discovers a religious vocation and decides to join a convent, disrupting the previous family order. The film asks whether vocation is solely a personal experience or also a challenge for loved ones.
  Tickets: Bilety



• 20 March 2026 (Friday), 17:30
  “Testament Ann Lee” (2025, dir. Mona Fastvold, UK/USA, 2 h 17 min.)
  Description: A speculative reinterpretation of the story of Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker religious community. Amanda Seyfried stars. The film reflects on radical fidelity to one’s vocation and its impact on the community.
  Tickets: Bilety



• 21 March 2026 (Saturday), 16:00
  “Corpus Christi” (2019, dir. Jan Komasa, Poland, 1 h 55 min.) — film also with audio description via the AudioMovie or Kino Dostępne 2.0 app.
  Description: The story of young Daniel, who after a spiritual transformation dreams of the priesthood but cannot formally enter the seminary. Nevertheless, he dons a cassock. The film questions the authenticity of faith and its place relative to the institutional structures of the Church.
  Information about audio description:
  - AudioMovie: download the free AudioMovie app from Google Play or the App Store, bring your phone and headphones; at the cinema box office you will receive a QR code.
  - Kino Dostępne 2.0: download the free Kino Dostępne 2.0 app from Google Play or the App Store; the audio description can be downloaded at home or before the screening.
  Tickets: Bilety

Information about audio description:

• AudioMovie: download the free AudioMovie app from Google Play or the App Store, bring your phone and headphones; at the cinema box office you will receive a QR code.



• Kino Dostępne 2.0: download the free Kino Dostępne 2.0 app from Google Play or the App Store; the audio description can be downloaded at home or before the screening.

“Light, Camera, Action: Vocation. Film Retreats at Kino Sfinks” is an offer for anyone who wants to look at the world through the prism of film art and spirituality — regardless of age. We invite you to share the cinema as a space for reflection, conversation and community building.

Host: Rev. Prof. Dr. Hab. Marek Lis
Event coordinator: Kamila Kołacz

Accessibility information:

• Place: Norwid Cultural Centre (Kino Sfinks).



• Nearest public transport stops: tram: Teatr Ludowy; buses: Teatr Ludowy, Żeromskiego.



• Parking: There is no dedicated parking for visitors at the building. There is no parking space for vehicles of persons with disabilities in the immediate vicinity.



• Entrance: The main entrance is accessible directly from the sidewalk; doors are wide enough for a wheelchair; no steps or high thresholds.



• Auditorium: Screenings take place in a large ground-floor auditorium (level zero). The doors to the auditorium are wide enough for a wheelchair; no steps or thresholds. There is no designated place for a wheelchair user within the audience; placement near the beginning of the first and second rows may be possible. Stairs lead to the upper rows.



• Discussions: Post-screening discussions will take place in the stage room on the ground floor (level zero); doors are wide enough; no steps or thresholds. On level zero, opposite the small cinema hall, there is a toilet for persons with alternative mobility with an automatic call system.



• Assistance animals: Assistance dogs or guide dogs are allowed in screenings and discussions.



• Audio guide for the Kino Sfinks space: Audioprzewodnik po przestrzeni Kina Sfinks

Contact:

Kino Sfinks
os. Górali 5, 31-959 Kraków
tel. +48 12 644 27 65 ext. 32
Website: Strona