Film Screening: March 1968

Join the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival (April 30 - May 7, 2023) for an in-person screening of *March 1968* at the Northampton Center for the Arts.

Hania and Janek, a pair of rebellious college students blinded by love, find themselves swept up in the raging socio-political crisis of 1960s communist Poland. Although initially apathetic, the young couple find that the growing government censorship and antisemitic purges cannot be ignored. They are forced to choose sides once Hania’s Jewish family is forced to emigrate to safety and student protestors violently clash with the authorities. This handsomely crafted historical drama depicts the inexorable convergence of a whirlwind romance, a battle for national identity, and political awakening.

Introduction by Justin Cammy, Professor of Jewish studies and of World Literatures, Smith College.

Co-sponsored by Lathrop Community Inc.

DRAMA | 2022 | 117 MINUTES | POLAND | POLISH WITH SUBTITLES | DIRECTED BY KRZYSTOF LANG