Thursday, May 15 | 8:00 p.m., DCF | Warszawa screening room
Lower Silesian premiere of ESCAPE TO ALCATRAZ, dir. Artur Pilarczyk and Bartłomiej Kosiński, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and protagonists of the film
For over 20 years, a group of street basketball enthusiasts in Wałbrzych has been organizing a unique tournament called Alkatraz—Basket in the Rhythm of Hip-Hop, which attracts streetball fans from all over Poland. The film, co-produced by the Lower Silesian Film Center and Wrocław’s Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych, tells the story of people who found their unique path through the difficult socio-economic reality of the 1990s. Streetball became their passion, and the eponymous Alkatraz, a grassroots basketball court, a symbol of determination and fighting for one’s dreams. After the Lower Silesian premiere of the film, we will meet the filmmakers and protagonists to talk about the legendary Wałbrzych streetball site.
Panelists:
Artur Pilarczyk, Bartłomiej Kosiński, Michał “Borzem” Borzemski, Marcin “Sikor” Sikorski, Marcin Żukowski
Host:
Michał Waszkiewicz
