Second Life
Iryna Myenova spent her entire life in her stern mother’s shadow; despite the mother’s difficult personality, Iryna loved her very much. After the death of the 98-year-old matron, Iryna decides to freeze her body with the hope that advances in technology will give her a new rejuvenated life. She also signs a contract for herself with a trans-humanist company.
awards
Łodzią po Wiśle FF 2015 – Planet+Doc FF Director Prize, Osenkinofest Moskwa 2015 – Grand Prix, Los Angeles IFFA 2015 – Best Documentary Student Short Award, Etiuda&Anima IFF 2015 – Art Director Prize
Eugeniusz Pankov
Eugeniusz Pankov was born in 1988 in Rivne, Ukraine, and has lived in Poland since he was four years old. He studied directing at the Lodz Film School, has written and directed seven short films and received several international prizes including the Grand Prix at Osenkinofest in Moscow, and Best Documentary Student Short Award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards.
Selected filmography
2012 Człowiek z parasolem (short)
2013 Lilie (short)
2015 De profundis (short)
2015 Drugie życie / Second Life (doc., short)