(Poland, 2023, 114 minutes, animated, color, Rated R) Directed by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.

Starring Kamila Urzedowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Miroslaw Baka.

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Poland’s official entry at the 2024 Academy Awards, "The Peasants" is an extraordinary, hand-painted animated film that has astonished audiences around the globe.

 

In a 19th century village, a free-spirited young woman finds herself caught between the desires of the richest farmer, his eldest son, and other leading men.

 

Join us at the Albany Film Festival on Saturday, March 29, for a virtual conversation with Sean M. Bobbitt, the film’s producer, based in Poland. An American former Peace Corps volunteer who served in Poland (1991-3), he has lived in Poland for the past 34 years. His previous films as producer include the Oscar-nominated animated feature, "Loving Vincent" (2017), the world’s first fully hand-painted film.

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Cosponsored by IELP, UAlbany’s Intensive English Language Program.