Poland

Synopsis

Ian arrives at a Lisbon clinic for the visually impaired to teach blind patients navigational skills. The clinic's international community greet his unorthodox methods with both anticipation and scepticism. For Ian, orientation flows from the mind and imagination - then sensory perception follows. His methods, though effective, are not without risk... www.imaginethefilm.org

Director's Statement

I found the methods used by blind people to find their way around in the world to be both poetic and absolutely cinematic. It was only after several months' research into spatial orientation techniques that I decided to write the screenplay for IMAGINE.
 | 

Cast & Crew

Directed by: Andrzej Jakimowski

Written by: Andrzej Jakimowski

Produced by: François d’Artemare, Andrzej Jakimowski, Vladimir Kokh

Cinematography: Adam Bajerski

Editing: Cezary Grzesiuk

Production Design: Ewa Jakimowska

Costume Design: Aleksandra Staszko

Original Score: Tomasz Gąssowski

Sound: Jacek Hamela, Guillaume Le Braz

Cast: Melchior Derouet, Francis Frappat, Edward Hogg, Alexandra Maria Lara

Nominations and Awards

  • Feature Film Selection 2013