“L. POETESSES” (59 Min.) + Q&A (20 Min.) with Monika Rak + Agnieszka Małgowska

Agnieszka Małgowska.Born in 1970 in Warsaw (Poland).
A graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw / Master of Art (2000), Postgraduate of Genders Studies ISNS UW (1999). Since 1995 she works as the theater director.

Moniak Rak. Born in 1971 in Warsaw (Poland).
A graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw / Master of Art (2000), extramural acting diploma ZASP – Connection of Artists of Polish Stages (1997). Also graduated from the Warsaw School of Advertising in specialty: realization of television and film production (2008), Postgraduate Gender Studies ISNS UW course: Nonheteronormative Cinema (2009).

Documentary film L.POETESSES with discussion
L.POETESSES is the first documentary film about the evolution of non-heterosexual women’s identity in Poland. This is a story about threecontemporary Polish lesbian poetsses. It is a journey to the inner world of  our heroines, and at the same time to their everyday lives. Simultaneously it is an attempt to answer the question about the role of art, religion and lesbian identity in Poland.