Kinoteka The 9th Polish Film Festival
presents ‘KAZIK AND THE KOMMANDER’S CAR’
dir. Hannah Lovell / 2009 / Great Britain / 25 min
A documentary with animation from Galen Wainwright about a Polish scout, Kazimierz Piechowski, who was imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp and then made a daring escape. Kazik is one of the few people still living who can bear witness to the experience of Auschwitz. Through songwriter Katy Carr visiting his home and talking with Kazik, we find out about how he was imprisoned in Auschwitz in 1940 for being a Polish scout and resisting Nazi occupation. 
We hear about his experiences in Auschwitz and the audacity of his master plan, and how he managed this unbelievable escape, when so few had ever escaped – out of millions, 802 tried, only 144 people made it.
Most of all, through Kazik’s strong and moving response to Katy’s song, Kommander’s Car which narrates the last 80 meters of his escape, we have a direct window into his experience, when everything depends upon five seconds of action…
Most of all, through Kazik’s strong and moving response to Katy’s song, Kommander’s Car which narrates the last 80 meters of his escape, we have a direct window into his experience, when everything depends upon five seconds of action…
London
- Thursday 31 March / 6.30 pm / Baden Powell House
at POLISH SHORTS