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ETERNAL FATHER is shortlisted for an Oscar!!! 😭 Am so honoured to be in such good company. I want to give a MASSIVE shout out to everyone involved in making this happen. THANK YOU. Without you it wouldn’t have been possible 🙏🙌❤️
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1 year ago
See LOVE IMMORTAL at Sunderland Shorts this May. Alan is the British founding father of cryonics — freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them in the future. When his wife dies, he honours their promise by preserving her, dreaming of one day reuniting. Years later, he meets someone new— but when she rejects cryonics, Alan must confront what truly matters most. 🎟️ /EventAvailability?EventId=634401 Day Passes and Individual Screening tickets available now. Showing as part of the our Documentary Shorts Screening 2 18:00 - Saturday 16 May at The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema.
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21 days ago
Really excited to share this doc - masterfully created by @_omersami ❤️ across the years - now available to watch on the Guardian. @guardian . An extraordinary love story. Alan Sinclair, 87, has promised his wife, Sylvia, that they will be cryogenically frozen upon death, and reunited in the future. However, when Sylvia dies all too soon, Alan falls in love with another woman. This is a tale told with humour and tenderness about how we deal with loss, our own mortality and prospect of eternal life. Watch it now @ theguardian.com/love-immortal Director and producer: @_omersami DOPs: @tobygoodgerdop , @lukas_daugbjerg Editor: @fborrowman Sound designer: @sensual_goldfish Composer: @christianbalvig Photography: @murrayballard Production designers: @cleo_productiondesign , Executive producers, The Guardian: Ekaterina Ochagavia and @lindsay_poulton Graphics: Jeremy Landman Animator: Steven Do Colourist: Anders V. Christensen Post-production: @leroicarrote Additional cinematography: Ronnie McQuillan Violin: Cæcilie Balling Drums: Dreyunn (SIV Oyunn Kjenstad) Archival researcher: Max Berger Casting: @gro_therp_casting , Gro Therp & Signe Clemmesen Sound mix facility: @tre_toner Creative advisor: Andreas Koefoed #cinematographer #cinematography #filmmaking #filmmaker #film #cinema #director #photography #directorofphotography #setlife #videographer #videography #videoproduction #dop #behindthescenes #cinematic #photographer #movie #filmproduction #art #camera #onset #movies
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5 months ago
Our latest doc is a is an extraordinary love story. Alan Sinclair, 87, has promised his wife, Sylvia, that they will be cryogenically frozen upon death, and reunited in the future. However, when Sylvia dies all too soon, Alan falls in love with another woman and is forced to reconsider his future plans. This is a tale told with humour and tenderness about how we deal with loss, our own mortality and prospect of eternal life. Watch it now @ theguardian.com/love-immortal Director and producer: @_omersami Cinematographers: @lukas_daugbjerg , @tobygoodgerdop Editor: @fborrowman Sound designer: @sensual_goldfish Composer: @christianbalvig Photography: @murrayballard Production designers: @cleo_productiondesign , Executive producers, The Guardian: Ekaterina Ochagavia and @lindsay_poulton Graphics: Jeremy Landman Animator: Steven Do Colourist: Anders V. Christensen Post-production: @leroicarrote Additional cinematography: Ronnie McQuillan Violin: Cæcilie Balling Drums: Øyunn (Siv Øyunn Kjenstad) Archival researcher: Max Berger Casting: @gro_therp_casting , Gro Therp & Signe Clemmesen Sound mix facility: @tre_toner Creative advisor: Andreas Koefoed
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6 months ago
Our latest doc is a is an extraordinary love story. Alan Sinclair, 87, has promised his wife, Sylvia, that they will be cryogenically frozen upon death, and reunited in the future. However, when Sylvia dies all too soon, Alan falls in love with another woman and is forced to reconsider his future plans. This is a tale told with humour and tenderness about how we deal with loss, our own mortality and prospect of eternal life. Watch it now @ theguardian.com/love-immortal Director and producer: @_omersami Cinematographers: @lukas_daugbjerg , @tobygoodgerdop Editor: @fborrowman Sound designer: @sensual_goldfish Composer: @christianbalvig Photography: @murrayballard Production designers: @cleo_productiondesign , Executive producers, The Guardian: Ekaterina Ochagavia and @lindsay_poulton Graphics: Jeremy Landman Animator: Steven Do Colourist: Anders V. Christensen Post-production: @leroicarrote Additional cinematography: Ronnie McQuillan Violin: Cæcilie Balling Drums: Øyunn (Siv Øyunn Kjenstad) Archival researcher: Max Berger Casting: @gro_therp_casting , Gro Therp & Signe Clemmesen Sound mix facility: Tre Toner APS Creative advisor: Andreas Koefoed
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6 months ago
Filmmaker @_omersami took lessons from psychology into making movies, and it has resulted in stunning documentaries that get to a deeper understanding of the human condition. His peers cited his work twice on the pod’s indie film highlight, and you can see why when you watch his films: deep character studies with amazing visuals. I can’t wait for what’s next. Episode available on firstgopod.com and our YouTube channel.
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6 months ago
Poster for LOVE IMMORTAL❤️‍🔥🧊 by the brilliant @e.l.l.e.a.n.o.r and design @sjaned coming soon on @guardian
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10 months ago
Excited my latest short LOVE IMMORTAL with the @guardian will soon premiere in London @raindancefilmfestival Palm Springs USA @psfilmfest Grimstad Norway @kortfilmfestivalen and Odense Denmark @odensefilmfestival with more to come. Alan is the British founding father of cryonics — freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them in the future. When his wife dies, he honours their promise by preserving her, dreaming of one day reuniting. Years later, he meets someone new— but when she rejects cryonics, Alan must confront what truly matters most. massive thanks to our team!! director & producer: @_omersami cinematographers: @lukas_daugbjerg @tobygoodgerdop photography: @murrayballard editor: @fborrowman composer: @christianbalvig sound designer: @sensual_goldfish production design: @cleo_productiondesign graphics: Jeremy Landman animator: Steven Do colouist: @leroicarrote casting: @gro_therp_casting executive producers for @guardian : @katyaochagavia , Lindsay Poulton generous support from: @statenskunstfond With Alan & Sylvia Sinclair, Janet Blake & Kaj Aage Jørgensen Photo by @murrayballard . Cryonics UK, The home of Alan and Sylvia Sinclair, Peacehaven, East Sussex, UK. Portable perfusion kit, May 2007.
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11 months ago
Congratulations to all the films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Am particularly thrilled to see fellow @newyorkermag film INCIDENT by @thevillagedetective on the list. A film so radical and bold getting a nom gives me faith in the process. The same goes for others in both doc categories. ETERNAL FATHER didn’t make the final cut, but that’s alright. I’m so proud of my exceptional team and grateful we made it this far. By some miracle, almost every one of our crew had a child during the making of this film (though not with each other). The nom date coincided with my daughter Esme’s first birthday. There’s some irony in having made a film about the lengths we go for more time with our loved ones whilst spending weeks on the road away from mine. So being able to spend the day together and celebrate a year of precious life on Earth is the greatest gift of all ❤️‍🔥
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1 year ago
Thank you to @cinema.eye.honors for bringing the ETERNAL FATHER team together for a memorable week celebrating the best of non-fiction filmmaking alongside my heroes. Truly special to share it with Nasar and Majam (their first time in the US!) doing screenings and a @newyorkermag interview together. Am beyond grateful to each of you for welcoming us into your lives and am so thrilled we can continue this journey together ✨ thanks to @detdanskefilminstitut @filmskolendk @statenskunstfond @newyorkermag for your kind support in making it possible.
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1 year ago
ETERNAL FATHER in @deadline 🙌 thank you @kore2 🙏
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1 year ago
ETERNAL FATHER - FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Eternally grateful to everyone part of this mad, wonderful journey between life and death up to this moment ✨ Nasar, Majam, Fraulein, Wynette, Hadji & Zaara programmers at @idfafestival / @camerimage.festival / @sheffdocfest / @cphdox / @hotdocs_ / @bigskydocfest / @folkestonedocfest / @flickers.riiff / @goshort / @icedocs / @millenniumdocsagainstgravity / @cinema.eye.honors / @docnycfest the dream crew producer @almagiese , cinematographer @rokore_____ , editor @aniadesa , sound + mix @sensual_goldfish , EPs @sigriddyekjaer @paulmoakley , dramaturge @oscardgiese , composer @christianbalvig , colourist @isachessellund , everyone at @filmskolendk , publicists @adam.kersh @freddy__neumann . @newyorkermag team @chriskimfilm @melissamfk @devonmarlie @dlumbo dear friends, family & my love @pernilletornoe
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1 year ago