A Family Reckons with a Father's Wish to Be Preserved Using Cryonics in "Eternal Father"
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Nasar Ghafoor's contemplation of mortality intensifies after starting his family late in life, leading him to explore cryonics as a way to be present for his children.
The cryonics facility tour reveals the complexities and uncertainties of freezing bodies for potential reanimation, posing serious ethical and practical questions.
Ghafoor's decision challenges his family's understanding of life, death, and preservation, as his children grapple with abstract concepts alongside their father’s urgent hopes.
Through this exploration, filmmaker Ömer Sami reflects on fundamental human desires: a desperate quest for more time with loved ones and what sacrifices that entails.
Read at The New Yorker
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