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Fall 2015 Faith in Focus Film: The Fourth Partition (2013)

Wednesday, 11 November 2015
7:00PM - 9:30PM
Damen Cinema, Damen Student Center
Lake Shore Campus, Loyola University Chicago

This event is free and open to the public.

About the film:

At the dawn of the 20th century, Chicago was the second largest city in the United States with over 2,000,000 residents. It was also the center of Polish culture and political activism in America. With Poland partitioned between Russia, Austria and Germany, over 4,000,000 Poles immigrated to the United States between 1870 and 1920 in search of a better life. In Chicago, they worked in some of the most dangerous factories and mills in the United States. In their neighborhoods, they built communities, churches, and most of all, aided their beloved Poland in her fight for independence. Their story is known as the "Fourth Partition".
(from the film's website)

About the director:

Adrian Prawica is a director, editor, and cinematographer. Adrian was born in Lodz, Poland. He immigrated to the United States at the age of ten. He is a graduate of Loyola University, Chicago. He started in event videography and public access television at the age of 25, before moving into advertising and documentary work.
(from Adrian Prawica's IMDB profile)