Integracja nowych wrocławian przez film. Polish Cinema for Beginners — studium przypadku

Abstract

The article presents the history of the project “Polish Cinema for Beginners”, which since 2012 has been introducing Polish films to foreigners living in Wrocław using the formula known from film societies. The aim of the text is to gather facts about the project, its idea, programme, creators, and its evolution, including the impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine on it. The article shows how the project, by popularising the history of Polish Cinema among newcomers in Wrocław and fostering integration in the international community and the urban life of the Lower Silesia’s capital, gained a high reputation among participants and influenced a more inclusive cultural landscape — not only of the city, but also of the country, pointing to the problem of linguistic exclusion in increasingly multicultural society in Poland.

Keywords

• polish cinema
• integration through film
• linguistic exclusion
• film education
• multicultural wrocław