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IMMORTALI Italy

Directed by: Francesca Fini
Country:Italy
Created:2006
Runtime:39 min.
Member: francescafini
Average rating: 5 by 1 users



Film Description:

Synopsis

Today, in the world, there are a few hundred people who took arrangements to have their bodies frozen after death. The process is scientifically called “cryonic suspension”. They will be preserved this way, until science is able to bring them back to life. The last crazy idea of some multimillionaire? Not really. Instead, looks like the latest answer to the ethernal question of life and death, from a “scientific” point of view. We visit the Cryonics Institute of Detroit, where Andy, the facility manager, explains the cryopreservation procedures. He shows us the process on a new 'patient' who has just arrived at the Institute. We meet Robert Ettinger, the founder of the Cryonics Institute, who shows us the pictures of the people already frozen and waiting for reanimation at the Institute. We speak with a few members of the Institute, who signed up to be frozen. We talk with Kevin and with his grandmother Viola. They both have arranged their suspension. In 2005 Kevin had his dog Thor put down and frozen. We also meet the K. family. Bret, the head of the family, has stipulated a life insurance for the cryonic preservation of his whole family, including his two little children. We also meet Randy Wicker in Hoboken, New Jersey. Randy is 68 years old and wants to be cloned. Having an identical twin born in the future, an individual who will share his own special genetic structure, looks to him as a partial triumph over death.

Forms: Documentary, Short, Television
Genres: Drama, Educational, Sci-Fi, Coming of Age , Surreal, Science, Reality, Supernatural

Screenings & Events

Sguardi altrove Film festival
Film Festival
Awards: www.sguardialtrove.org
Milano, Italy
March 2007

Swansea Bay Film Festival (in competition)
Film Festival
Awards: www.swanseafilmfestival.com
Swansea Bay, United Kingdom
May 2007

ARCIPELAGO FILM FESTIVAL (in competition)
Film Festival
Awards: www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org
Roma, Italy
June 2007

ReelHeART International Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Main Program
www.reelheart.com, Canada
June 2007

Salento Fear Film Festival (in competition)
Film Festival
Awards: www.salentofearfest.com
Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
June 2007

San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
Film Festival
San Francisco, U S A
July 2007

Genova Film Festival
Film Festival
Genova, Italy
July 2007

Cast & Crew

Production

Anna Sotto Corona (Producer), Francesca Fini (Director)

Camera

Alessandro Di Gregorio (Assistant Camera, Camera Operator)

Post Production

Paolo Simone (Sound Editor)

Music

Corrado Castella (Original Music/Composer), Dario Brunori (Original Music/Composer), Francesco Prosperi (Original Music/Composer), Non voglio Che Clara (Original Music/Composer)

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cryonauts


people who signed a contract for the cryonic preservation of their bodies after death speak up


the voyage begins


Andy, the facility manager of the Cryonics Institute, moves a corpse from the cooling box - where its temperature has been lowered to 196 below zero - to its long term storage in the cryostat. The voyage begins


trailer


trailer of the documentary Immortali (Immortals)


Thor


freezing a dog


Ratings

orlandoent
    5 Stars

I forgot you could rate. Thanks for rating Life Goes On. I'm really interested in seeing your completed project. I like the angle you took with mortality.

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