USERS

A man and a woman were joined into a couple by a video chat algorithm. It is a one to several thousand chance. They say that the Internet is the last sphere of freedom. If everything is allowed, what shall we start with? How much can you experience in one night? How much can you truly feel?

  • Genre: Live action
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 29
  • Year: 2018
  • Color: colour

Director: Jakub Piątek

Script: Jakub Piątek, Łukasz Czapski, Dobromir Dymecki

DOP: Kate McCullough

Editing: Urszula Klimek-Piatek

Sound: Tomasz Dukszta C.A.S. , Anna Rok

Production company: Studio Munka

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About the director:

Jakub Piątek

Jakub Piątek

Born in 1985, he graduated from the Polish National Film School in Łódź. Before studying directing, he worked as a journalist and culture manager. His debut film, “Mother” (2009), produced by Wajda Studio, was screened at more than fifty international festivals and received several awards. In 2014 he completed the documentary “One Man Show”, which premiered in Krakow FF and DOK Leipzig. In 2018, he made a short feature film “Users” (premiere in Krakow and Slamdance). In 2021, his full-length feature debut “Prime Time” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and it is available on Netflix platform in all regions. In 2021 he started teaching fiction directing (Polish National Film School).

Filmography:

2021 – Prime Time

2019 – Users

2016 – Sensory Analysis

2014 – One Man Show

2009 – Mother

At festivals:

58th Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2018 (Special Mention)

Slamdance Film Festival 2019, USA, 2019 (competition)

41st Moscow International Film Festival, Russia, 2019 (competition)

Nice European Short FF, France, 2019 (competition)

19th Nice European Film Festival Un Festival C'est Trop Court, France, 2019 (competition)

17th shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2019, Switzerland, Russia, Egipt, RPA, Argentyna, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, USA, 2019 (competition)