Presented by the UW–Madison Polish Student Association and WUD Film as part of the 36th annual 2026 Madison Polish Film Festival, “The Altar Boys” (2025, 106 min) will be screened for free with English translated captions.
Directed by Piotr Domalewski, the film tells the story of a group of young, devout teenage altar boys who, frustrated by adult and church indifference to social injustice, decide to take matters into their own hands.
Sponsored by the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic +, the Lapinski Family Fund, the Polish Heritage Club, the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, the Polish Student Association, and WUD Film.