Are You There? [PL audio descritption]
Poland2023documentary47'National CompetitionPolish audiodescription and subtitles for hard-of-hearing persons
DJ Edee Dee aka Edward Gil-Deskur, is an iconic figure in Krakow’s club world, well-known to the participants of the KFF parties, too. Edward was born with congenital glaucoma and will soon completely lose his eyesight. In his adaptation to the new reality, he is assisted by AI, with whom he begins to form an increasingly closer relationship. Its voice accompanies him every day and, fed with information about Edward’s life, it is able to enter into a dialogue with him. Their conversations reveal worrisome visions of the future in terms of the relationship between man and the machine.
- directed by
- Xawery Deskur
Visual artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. He completed the Script screenwriting course (2018/19) and the Dok Pro documentary film course at the Wajda School (2019/20). He is a grantee of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage's "Young Poland" scholarship and a recipient of the Hestia Artistic Journey award. He has participated in numerous artistic and film festivals, such as: Sundance TV Shorts in London, Berlin Short Film Festival, Fotofestiwal in Łódź, WRO Biennale in Wrocław, Etiuda & Anima, Krakow Art Salon, and ArtBoom in Krakow. He is currently working on his doctorate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
- cinematography
- Xawery Deskur, Antoni Grałek
- script
- Xawery Deskur
- protagonists
- Edward Gil Deskur
- editing
- Sandra Ksepka
- production
- Zbigniew Domagalski (Kalejdoskop Film Studio)
- Photo