ANYA IN AND OUT OF FOCUS
2004, Marian Marzynski, USA, 93 min.
A doting papa, himself an orphan and holocaust survivor, aims to give his American-born only daughter everything he never had -- everything but freedom from his all-consuming desire to possess her heart and soul. Director Marzynski, the father in this passionately personal documentary covering virtually the entire 30-year span of his daughter's life, follows Anya from indulged girlhood to hard-won independence and motherhood, as the rambunctious child proves to have a will every bit as strong as that of her father. ANYA poignantly and insightfully lays bare the tug-of-war of family love. DigiBeta video. (BS)
Director and former Chicagoan Marian Marzynski will be present for audience discussion at the Wednesday screening.
Wednesday, March 30, 8:30 pm;
Thursday, March 31, 6:15 pm
Gene Siskel Film Center
160 North State Street
Chicago Il 60601
Tel: 312.846.2600