I Want (no) Reality is a lively recording of Ana Brzezińska’s meeting with artists who assumed an uncompromising creative attitude in life. The hero of the director’s film debut is the international theatre group Needcompany - one of the most popular avant-garde groups which changes the face of European theatre and dance. Its founder and art director is a Belgian director and visual artist, Jan Lauwers. The interdisciplinary group run by him, has for 27 years been telling moving and full of passion stories about people, revolutionizing the standards of contemporary art. The film shows that more than only artistic competence lies behind the success of Needcompany. I WANT (NO) REALITY is an extreme story telling that without love and courage to overcome patterns imposed by reality, all we do remains fruitless.
ANA BRZEZIŃSKA is a director and video works creator. She graduated in drama direction from the State Drama School in Cracow. She also studied at the College of Inter-faculty Individual Studies in the Humanities in Warsaw and “Artes Liberales” Academy. As a student, she assisted during shows of Krystian Lupa and Paweł Miśkiewicz. Her texts about theatre and film were published, among others, in “Didaskalia”, “Kultura Liberalna” and “Dwutygodnik.com”. She also worked as a theatre producer and translator. For a few years she has been cooperating with the television network TVN. After graduation, she made her debut with the show We are oh so Lucky (2009), produced in collaboration with the group Harakiri Farmers. It was presented at many domestic and international theatre and dance festivals. She also directed the adaptation of the novel Lata Walk Ulicznych, presented in 2010 in Warsaw. She produced video works commissioned by CSW Zamek Ujazdowski, Needcompany, TR Warszawa, Nowy Teatr in Warsaw and Bęc Zmiana New Culture Foundation. In 2009 Jan Lauwers suggested that she produce a series of videos which were screened during the international exhibition The Tragedy of the Applause in France.
scenariusz, reżyseria / screenplay, direction: ANA BRZEZIŃSKA
produkcja / production: DANUTA GĘGOTEK, KATARZYNA SINIARSKA
montaż / montage: AGNIESZKA GLIŃSKA, PSM
zdjęcia / photography: PIOTR TOKARSKI, KAROL JURGA
postprodukcja dźwięku / sound postproduction: FILIP KRZEMIEŃ (Dreamsound)
oprawa graficzna / artwork: EDGAR BĄK
występują / starring: JAN LAUWERS, GRACE ELLEN BARKEY, VIVIANE DE MUYNCK, MAARTEN SEGHERS, HANS PETTER DAHL, ANNEKE BONNEMA, MISHA DOWNEY, JULIEN FAURE, BENOÎT GOB, LOT LEMM, YUMIKO FUNAYA INGE, VAN BRUYSTEGEM, ELEONORE VALERE, TIJEN LAWTON, SUNG-IM HER
kierownik produkcji / production manager: DANUTA GĘGOTEK
partnerzy / partners: Studio Postprodukcyjne ORKA
promocja wspierana przez / promotion supported by: Krakowską Fundację Filmową, Polish Docs
współfinansowanie / co-financed by: PISF, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Galeria Kordegarda
koprodukcja / coproduction: Needcompany
produkcja / production: Yeti Films
język / language: angielski, francuski
rok produkcji / production year: 2012