Who will we meet in Wrocław? Guests of the 16th TAURON AFF
What would our festival suburbia be without meetings, conversations, and debates? And what would those meetings be without guests? Exactly. Every year, it’s not only you who look forward to these encounters with filmmakers – the reputation of the American Film Festival’s wonderful audience has spread far and wide, and the line of those eager to visit Wrocław keeps growing.
This year, two Indie Star Award winners, more than two dozen filmmakers, and numerous guests of accompanying events will be waiting to meet you.
Special guests
Susan Seidelman (director and Indie Star Award winner) – discover the full retrospective of her work, and don’t miss her masterclass.
Alexandre O. Philippe (director and Indie Star Award winner) – explore a selection of films by this master of documentary, and join us for his masterclass as well.
Guests at film screenings
Emily McCann Lesser (producer of How to Shoot a Ghost), Kailey Wolf (director of The Last Goodbye), Michelle Twarowska (screenwriter, producer, actor, The Last Goodbye), Renata Pałys (actor, The Last Goodbye), Monika Dawidziuk (actor, The Last Goodbye), and Eliza McNitt (director, screenwriter, Ancestra) – following the collective screenings of American Shorts, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. and November 9 at 3:45 p.m.
$ECK (director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor) – So Far All Good, November 7 at 1:15 p.m. and November 8 at 4:30 p.m.
Paula González-Nasser (director, screenwriter, producer) – The Scout, November 7 at 4:00 p.m. and November 8 at 4:00 p.m.
Steven Feinartz (director, producer) – Are We Good?, November 7 at 6:45 p.m.
Oscar Boyson (director, screenwriter, producer) – Our Hero, Balthazar, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. and November 9 at 1:00 p.m.
Joel Alfonso Vargas (director, screenwriter) – Mad Bills to Pay: (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo), November 7 at 7:15 p.m.
Chris Merola (director, screenwriter, producer) – Lemonade Blessing, November 8 at 12:45 p.m. and November 9 at 3:45 p.m.
Albert Birney (director, screenwriter, producer, actor) and Pete Ohs (screenwriter, cinematographer) – OBEX, November 8 at 1:00 p.m. and November 9 at 4:30 p.m.
Pete Ohs (director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor) and Jeremy Harris (actor, producer, screenwriter) – The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick, November 8 at 4:15 p.m. and November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Jonathan Brett (producer) – Dzieła mistrza (Set 1: Seidelman and Sex...), November 8 at 4:15 p.m., and She-Devil, November 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Emily McCann Lesser (producer) – Fantasy Life, November 8 at 6:45 p.m. and November 10 at 1:00 p.m.
Pete Ohs, Jeremy Harris, Lena Góra (screenwriter, actor), Agata Trzebuchowska (actor), and Maja Michnacka (actor) – Erupcja, November 8 at 6:45 p.m., November 9 at 1:15 p.m., and November 10 at 10:30 a.m.
Michael Strassner (screenwriter, actor) – Baltimorons, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. and November 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Jim Stark (producer) – Child of Dust, November 8 at 7:15 p.m. and November 10 at 6:45 p.m.
Agnieszka Swiercz (director, producer, screenwriter) – Rocket Girl, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. and November 10 at 1:15 p.m.
Pearce Joza (actor) and Spencer Howson (cinematographer) – Under the Lights, November 10 at 4:15 p.m.
Talks and special events
Keep an eye on Piotr Tarczyński and Łukasz Pawłowski, who will give introductions before the Politics on Screen section screenings and host a live recording of Podkast amerykański on November 11 at 11:30 a.m. Piotr will also take part in the American literature talks, discussing his latest book, Oślizgłe macki, wiadome siły. Historia Ameryki w teoriach spiskowych (published by Znak Literanova).
There will also be opportunities for discussion during the Immersja Film Discussion Club, the Pełna Sala Film Club, and the Filmweb panel.
There’s plenty to choose from!
The 16th TAURON American Film Festival begins in just one week. Join us from November 6 to 11 at the New Horizons Cinema in Wrocław, and until November 23, you can invite AFF into your homes thanks to online screenings on the NH VOD platform. Tickets and online access are now on sale.
