Annette Insdorf

Annette Insdorf is Professor of Film at Columbia University’s School of the Arts. She is the author of Francois Truffaut, a study of the French director’s work; two books about Polish filmmakers—Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski and Intimations: The Cinema of Wojciech Has; Philip Kaufman, and the landmark study, Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust (with a foreword by Elie Wiesel). Her latest book is Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes, and she received the Mel Novikoff Award from the 2018 San Francisco Film Festival.

Description of the speech

Interview with Anette Insdorf – the experience of teaching Kieślowski to new generations of students. Conducted by Michał Oleszczyk.