Dear Teachers, We cordially invite you to participate in the latest project of the Gdynia Film Center:
„"What's going on - a healthy lecture at the center"”

„"What is it about?"” – is a project of meetings for children and young people, initiated by the Gdynia Film Centre, aimed at broadly understood education in the field of both physical and mental health. Enriched with individually selected cinema screenings, the activity will combine learning with a film experience. The meetings will be conducted in cooperation with the Pomeranian Voivodeship Chief Sanitary Inspector and will be led by specialists from the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, the University of Health in Gdańsk, the Academic Health Centre, the Police, and the Education Authority, among others. Initial topics will include: healthy eating and physical activity, addiction issues, safety during summer vacations, safety in the forest, skin care – melanoma prevention, vaccinations, oral health, basic hygiene, and many more. Individual meetings dedicated to specific age groups will include primary school students in grades 1-3, 4-8, as well as youth attending secondary schools.
The project was held under the honorary patronage of the Mayor of Gdynia.

The project "What's Running About" is carried out by Gdynia Film Center and the Pomeranian State Provincial Sanitary Inspector Provincial Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Gdańsk. .

Contact and reservations: tel. 790 490 029, rezerwacje@gcf.org.pl

THE APRIL MEETINGS WERE ADDRESSED TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
April 19 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM, Warsaw Room
LECTURE "„HARMFULNESS OF ENERGY DRINKS”" she said Dr. Eng. Katarzyna Żyłka from the University of Health in Gdańsk. Together we wondered whether energy drinks give us wings.
After the meeting, there was a screening of the film „"MY BEAUTIFUL SON"” directed by Felix Van Groeningen.

Timothée Chalamet i Steve Carell This moving story follows a family struggling to cope with the addiction of an adolescent boy. It's a story about a teenager searching for his path, about dreams that lead him to the brink of despair, and about the love of parents who can't let go of their child. This is the first truly honest, genuine, and moving film about family, unconditional love, pride, disappointment, and hope.

The film won awards including: Chicago International Film Festival for Best Film and for Palm Springs International Film Festival – Gala Award (Timothée Chalamet)

April 12, 2023 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM, Warsaw Room
LECTURE „"Problematic smartphone use and social media addiction"” he led Jurand Sobiecki – psychologist and medical biologist, doctoral student at the Doctoral School of the University of Gdańsk.
After the meeting, we invited the students to a screening of the film „"BELLE"”.
From the visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker of Mirai and Wolf Children, Mamoru Hosoda, comes a visually stunning, honest, and poignant coming-of-age story in the age of social media.
Video description:
Who are you? Imagine a world beyond imagination, where you can become your true self and be free. 5 billion users, one question... Who is Belle? Suzu is a shy high school student. After a difficult childhood, she feels lonely and lost. Everything changes when she enters the vast, virtual world of "U," where she escapes into her online persona. There, she is no longer the secretive Suzu, but Belle—a beautiful, talented, and beloved singer across the internet. One day, her concert is interrupted by a mysterious creature that inspires fear in the virtual world. Will she discover the identity of the enigmatic Beast? This surprising search will turn out to be a journey full of adventures and challenges, and a path to discovering your true self in a world where you can be anyone you want.

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THE SECOND MEETING IN THE SERIES IS JOINT TRANCY ON THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING
March 21, 2023, 10:00 AM, Warsaw Room
Once again, we had the opportunity to participate in the project "What's Running About – A HEALTHY LECTURE AT THE CENTER." As part of the meeting, Marcin Szymborski, an experienced physiotherapist and lecturer at the University of Health in Gdańsk, gave a lecture entitled "Body Mobility During a Break from Studying." The topic was met with great interest from the young people present, who enthusiastically joined in the exercises. 
Participants learned how to effectively manage stress and relax their bodies after long hours spent sitting. The lecture was followed by a screening of the film "Life Feels Good."„
Thank you very much for the opportunity to participate in the event. 

THE FIRST MEETING IN THE SERIES WAS ADDRESSED TO OLDER PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSES (GRADES 5-8).
February 23 (Thursday), 10:00 a.m., Goplana Hall
THE LECTURE "A HEALTHY SPIRIT IN A HEALTHY BODY" WAS led by clinical dietitian Michał Kaźmierczak, M.A., together with a dietetics student from the University of Health in Gdańsk, and Zbigniew Zawadzki, head of the Department of Health Promotion and Hygiene for Children and Youth at the Provincial Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Gdańsk.

After the meeting, there was a screening of the film "MY SKINNY SISTER".
Video description:
Katja is a talented figure skater, constantly busy at school or training. At home, she, not her sister Stella, receives almost all of her parents' attention. Stella admires her older sister and tries to emulate her. It is she who discovers that something is wrong with Katja: she suffers from an eating disorder that could cost her life. Stella wants to tell her parents, but Katja makes her swear not to. However, this is too much for such a young girl to bear. The film shows how Katja's illness slowly brings the entire family to the brink of despair.

Best Film in the "Generation Kplus" section of the Berlin International Film Festival. It also won the Audience Award in Gothenburg.
directed by Sanna Lenken, 2015, Germany, Sweden, 96'’
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