Presented in Partnership with Cinecity

MATKA JOANNA OD ANIOLOW (Mother Joan of the Angels), 1960, 110 mins, Polish with English subtitles.

A long awaited ‘Draw to Film’ event for artists and beginners alike featuring a fascinating black and white Polish film classic with stunning cinematography by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.

When a prioress, Mother Joan, and other nuns are possessed by demons in a monastery in east Poland in the18th century, the church authorities send Father Suryn to perform an exorcism. Winner of the Jury Prize Award at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, the film was included in a screening series of 24 restored classic Polish films that toured the US, Canada and UK in 2014, organized and curated by Martin Scorsese as ‘Masterpieces of Polish Cinema’.

A particularly exciting visual treat to draw from, the event is facilitated by Jane Fordham. It will be informal and is open to artists and inexperienced drawers alike. You will be drawing in the dark and will be encouraged to capture not what is necessarily there but your sense of what you saw. All drawing materials are included in the ticket price and refreshments will be on sale before and after the event. Please note we are unable to admit late comers.

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