Warsaw Is My Name

Gilmore Artist Piotr Anderszewski remains deeply connected to his hometown of Warsaw, though he lives in Paris. He has been haunted by growing up in a city that had, he said, “ceased existing” not long before his childhood, given the horrors inflicted on the Jewish ghetto under Nazi rule and the almost total annihilation of the city in 1944. With no specific narrative, the film unfolds in lingering shots of contrasting places and people. Making the film has helped Anderszewki come to terms with his conflicted feelings about his homeland, which has always been, he said, “a fascination and pain for me.” Run time 36 minutes.

Stay after for a conversation between Pierre van der Westhuizen and Piotr Anderzewski, who performs May 9 and 11.  

Films are free to the public, but seating is limited. Tickets will be available at the front desk of the museum starting at 10 am on the day of each screening, or pre-register the day of screening at kalamazoomuseum.org.

More with Piotr Anderszewski:
May 9 Anderszewski Solo Recital | LEARN MORE
May 11 Anderszewski with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra | LEARN MORE