A Scientist’s Guide to Living and Dying
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NOMINEE - BEST ACTRESS - Nitzan Mager (Amy)
NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR
2018
United States
77 mins
NYC Premiere
Feature Film Competition
| Nitzan Mager, Shachar Langlev | |
| Shachar Langlev | |
| Kieran Patrick Campbell (Ari), Kivlighan De Montebello (Caleb), Nitzan Mager (Amy), Kathryn Kates (Ruth) |
A young scientist in the midst of groundbreaking research is thrown into free-fall when she becomes pregnant with her dead husband’s child and is suddenly confronted by the unknowable — absorbed into a realm of mystical female consciousness both terrifying and transcendent.
About the Director
Nitzan Mager and Shachar Langlev are a filmmaking duo based in Brooklyn NY. Combined, their films have screened at Sundance, BAM, IFP and numerous film festivals, and have won awards from Sundance (Audience Award), The National Board of Review, and NY Women in Film and Television. They’ve directed/produced short documentary films featuring notable subjects such as Vice President Joe Biden and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. A Scientist’s Guide to Living and Dying is their co-directorial feature debut.
Reviews
A Scientist’s Guide to Exploring the Unknown – Belton DeLaine-Facey, Winter Film Awards
Interviews
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Awards
Tallgrass Film Festival – Excellence in the Art of Filmmaking Award
Tallgrass Film Festival – Stubbornly Independent Award (nominated)
