Are You There?

Documentary Are You There? (90’) (Dutch titel: Ik ben er even niet) Producer: Ceruttifilm.
A poetic essay film about where we are when we are not here.
Nominated at Dutch FilmFestival,
Winner Inscience Film Festival and ParisScience Filmfestival 2020.
winner Film at the sea Jury award 2020
Winner Dutch Directors award Interactive 2020
Winner Vegasmovieaward 2021
Winner DonaICinema Award 2021

Emmy nominee director Nevejan explores the unconscious realms, based on her own experience with absence seizures as a child. The film is part of a 5 year research trans-media project in which art & sciences collaborated closely, called: If You Are Not There, Where Are You? In 2019 it resulted in a VR-installation, an exhibition, a book, a film and live events. This mysterious non-being, on the bottom of our existence can give us, just as a dark night full of stars, a feeling of belonging and also create a huge fear in us.
Can you be absent and present at the same time?
More info about the project: www.areyouthere.com
More info about Maartje Nevejan: www.nevejan.nl