Juan Ponce de Leon searched America for that fable Fountain of Youth. Alas, he never found it.
In this millennium, there are scientists seeking out the Fountain of Youth in the form of the stop-aging gene. Through their research, the aging will stop and humans will live on as immortals. In fact, they even predicted the anti-aging cure is within reach in a few years.
The documentary “The Immortalists” follows the personal lives and stories of the famous anti-aging scientists Bill Andrews and Aubrey de Grey. The two experts have opposite theories on their approach, but their lives of these radical biologists reveal their personal reasons for the quest of immortality.
Lation-Review had an exclusive phone interview with directors Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado on this ambitious documentary. The duo discussed about the lives of Bill Andrews and Aubrey de Gray and the philosophy and science behind their research.
“The Immortalists...
In this millennium, there are scientists seeking out the Fountain of Youth in the form of the stop-aging gene. Through their research, the aging will stop and humans will live on as immortals. In fact, they even predicted the anti-aging cure is within reach in a few years.
The documentary “The Immortalists” follows the personal lives and stories of the famous anti-aging scientists Bill Andrews and Aubrey de Grey. The two experts have opposite theories on their approach, but their lives of these radical biologists reveal their personal reasons for the quest of immortality.
Lation-Review had an exclusive phone interview with directors Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado on this ambitious documentary. The duo discussed about the lives of Bill Andrews and Aubrey de Gray and the philosophy and science behind their research.
“The Immortalists...
- 12/16/2014
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Scientists Bill Andrews and Aubrey de Grey, the former a square-ish American ultramarathon runner, the latter a British decadent in the cult-leader mold, both believe aging and death to be a kind of humanitarian crisis in urgent need of addressing. The Immortalists compares and contrasts their work in molecular biology toward the end of ensuring there need be no end to any single human life. Directors Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado present a study of two eccentrics without pushing too hard against their premise. Should you find the prospect of immortality terrifying, as I do, the film has a vast philosophical hole at its center, and passes with only occasional spikes of interest. Both of the subjects are settled into childless middle age, each finding the spe...
- 11/26/2014
- Village Voice
The 8th annual Sydney Underground Film Festival is a power-packed event featuring outrageous cult films, provocative documentaries and wild short films that will run September 4-7 at its usual haunt, The Factory Theater.
Opening Night: The fest opens with Housebound, a New Zealand horror comedy by Gerard Johnstone about a woman in trouble with the law who comes to believe that her family home is haunted. The film will be preceded by a performance by Renny Kodgers and a free pizza party; and followed by an after party.
Closing Night: The fest will close with the controversial German teen sex comedy Wetlands directed by David Wendt. The film will then be followed by a late-night after party.
Highlights: Usama Alshaibi‘s must see documentary American Arab — an intimate, socially relevatory and essential film — screens at 4 p.m. on Sept. 6. Read the Underground Film Journal review of American Arab.
Jorge Torres-Torres...
Opening Night: The fest opens with Housebound, a New Zealand horror comedy by Gerard Johnstone about a woman in trouble with the law who comes to believe that her family home is haunted. The film will be preceded by a performance by Renny Kodgers and a free pizza party; and followed by an after party.
Closing Night: The fest will close with the controversial German teen sex comedy Wetlands directed by David Wendt. The film will then be followed by a late-night after party.
Highlights: Usama Alshaibi‘s must see documentary American Arab — an intimate, socially relevatory and essential film — screens at 4 p.m. on Sept. 6. Read the Underground Film Journal review of American Arab.
Jorge Torres-Torres...
- 8/7/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(May 2011)
Directed by: Mark Wexler
Written by: Robert DeMaio and Mark Wexler
Featuring: Ray Bradbury, Phyllis Diller, Ray Kurzweil, Jack Lalanne, Willard Scott, Suzanne Somers and Pico Iyer
Whether human or vampire, there’s no denying we’re all getting older. But surely there must be some way to trick the big D.
In a three-year effort to find the answer to “How to Live Forever,” inspired by the recent passing of his mother and his own maddening obsession with aging, documentary filmmaker Mark Wexler (“Tell Them Who You Are”) set off around the globe to meet the most creative geniuses of our era — with some even dating a bit earlier than that. When watching the result, be prepared for one of the most wild and provocative journeys of your life (pun definitely intended).
First order of business: a visit to the Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville,...
(May 2011)
Directed by: Mark Wexler
Written by: Robert DeMaio and Mark Wexler
Featuring: Ray Bradbury, Phyllis Diller, Ray Kurzweil, Jack Lalanne, Willard Scott, Suzanne Somers and Pico Iyer
Whether human or vampire, there’s no denying we’re all getting older. But surely there must be some way to trick the big D.
In a three-year effort to find the answer to “How to Live Forever,” inspired by the recent passing of his mother and his own maddening obsession with aging, documentary filmmaker Mark Wexler (“Tell Them Who You Are”) set off around the globe to meet the most creative geniuses of our era — with some even dating a bit earlier than that. When watching the result, be prepared for one of the most wild and provocative journeys of your life (pun definitely intended).
First order of business: a visit to the Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville,...
- 5/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(May 2011)
Directed by: Mark Wexler
Written by: Robert DeMaio and Mark Wexler
Featuring: Ray Bradbury, Phyllis Diller, Ray Kurzweil, Jack Lalanne, Willard Scott, Suzanne Somers and Pico Iyer
Whether human or vampire, there’s no denying we’re all getting older. But surely there must be some way to trick the big D.
In a three-year effort to find the answer to “How to Live Forever,” inspired by the recent passing of his mother and his own maddening obsession with aging, documentary filmmaker Mark Wexler (“Tell Them Who You Are”) set off around the globe to meet the most creative geniuses of our era — with some even dating a bit earlier than that. When watching the result, be prepared for one of the most wild and provocative journeys of your life (pun definitely intended).
First order of business: a visit to the Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville,...
(May 2011)
Directed by: Mark Wexler
Written by: Robert DeMaio and Mark Wexler
Featuring: Ray Bradbury, Phyllis Diller, Ray Kurzweil, Jack Lalanne, Willard Scott, Suzanne Somers and Pico Iyer
Whether human or vampire, there’s no denying we’re all getting older. But surely there must be some way to trick the big D.
In a three-year effort to find the answer to “How to Live Forever,” inspired by the recent passing of his mother and his own maddening obsession with aging, documentary filmmaker Mark Wexler (“Tell Them Who You Are”) set off around the globe to meet the most creative geniuses of our era — with some even dating a bit earlier than that. When watching the result, be prepared for one of the most wild and provocative journeys of your life (pun definitely intended).
First order of business: a visit to the Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville,...
- 5/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Documentarian Max Wexler has had a growing presence in his films. His first feature Me & My Matchmaker focuses on a dedicated matchmaker, but turns to include Wexler as she attempts to find his match. Next came Tell Them Who You Are, a portrait of Wexler’s cinematographer father that also explored Wexler’s wish to step out of his father’s shadow. In his latest, How to Live Forever, Wexler boldly steps into the spotlight, training the lens on himself, his fear of death, and his new found desire to live forever.
While living forever was once a thing of sci-fi fantasy, with ever-evolving science and nutrition regimes, eternity may be closer than we think. With it’s first trailer, you can get a taste of Wexler’s wild ride to immortality. Check it out below via Apple and the poster via Gatw.
Filmmaker Mark Wexler is not going down without a fight.
While living forever was once a thing of sci-fi fantasy, with ever-evolving science and nutrition regimes, eternity may be closer than we think. With it’s first trailer, you can get a taste of Wexler’s wild ride to immortality. Check it out below via Apple and the poster via Gatw.
Filmmaker Mark Wexler is not going down without a fight.
- 4/7/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
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