A Father’s Wish to Be Cryonically Preserved | “Eternal Father” (Oscar Shortlisted) | The New Yorker

[@omersami]

Hello everyone, I’m Ömer Sami, the director of “Eternal Father,” a short documentary about how a father’s attempt to defy death via cryonic preservation affects his family’s lives. I wanted to challenge the way we think about death and what it truly means to be alive and reflect on how we all deal with the prospect of our mortality. I’m here to answer your questions over the next few days. Thank you for watching.

[@o.c4872]

Perturbador! Obrigado!

[@marko-1987]

Hey, been wanting to watch this since the Sheffield Film Fest. It's intersting to see other perspectives.

[@omersami]

@@o.c4872 Que bom que você gostou!

[@omersami]

@@marko-1987 Thanks Mark! Glad to hear it resonated with you.

[@jordansiden9731]

Why in the documentary is Nasar observing the process of other bodies being preserved? Is this a requirement for consenting to the procedure (to understand fully what you’re getting yourself into), was this out of his own curiosity, or did you ask him to witness the process for the documentary. Thank you very much, wonderful film :)

[@albionicamerican8806]

A close friend of mine & an ex-girlfriend are both cryopreserved at the Alcor Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona.

[@omersami]

Interesting! Nasar has chosen the alternative provider, Cryonics Institute in Michigan.

[@FSG_4]

Hello everyone, I can see that some people are misinterpreting what he is trying to achive. The life insurance will cover the cost of the cryonics process when he dies of natural causes; he will not be inflicting self harm to achive premature death, he will live his life until he dies of natural causes. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings anyone has.

[@omersami]

Thanks for clarifying @FSG_4

[@veenyx437]

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. Clarke's 2nd Law.

[@JohnDoe-fj8om]

Cryonics absolutely makes more sense than not. It is a purely logical pascals wager. Virtually nothing to lose and everything to gain. I really don't understand the struggle with ir. Even those against it can not articulate why they are against it. That's why I signed up for the cryonics institute as well.

[@InExcelsisDeo24]

Unless there’s an afterlife and you can never cross over because you’re still tethered to and invested to a dead body that can’t decay.

[@marko-1987]

Such a lovely family, intersting documentary this.

[@cw-ji8vs]

Is he checking out early with no immediate cause and abandoning his family? Dang. What punch.

[@BXR_Archives]

No, he's not. It's strictly a last resort.

[@FSG_4]

Hello, I can see that you have misunderstood that he will be using his own money to cover that cost of the cryonics procedure. The life insurance will cover the cost of the cryonics process when he dies of natural causes; he will not be inflicting self harm to achieve premature death, he will live his life until he dies of natural causes. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings you have.

[@cw-ji8vs]

@FSG_4 It does. Thank you for clarifying. Sorry if I missed something mentioned in film.

[@crystalmiller4577]

Such a beautiful family.

[@crystalmiller4577]

All this money that could go to the family for college or important things.

[@FSG_4]

Hello, I can see that you have misunderstood that he will be using his own money to cover that cost of the cryonics procedure. The life insurance will cover the cost of the cryonics process when he dies of natural causes; he will not be inflicting self harm to achive premature death, he will live his life until he dies of natural causes.. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings anyone has.

[@LitCactus]

How To With John Wilson had a great episode on cryonics

[@BXR_Archives]

I'm in it.

[@Followyouthere]

10 minutes in, nothing's happened, nothing's explained, I'm bored. I was interested in the topic of the video but nothing's happening, when does the "story" start? :(

[@kebekdisk]

Cryonics Institute

[@crystalmiller4577]

Use that money to make memories with your family now!

[@FSG_4]

Hello, I can see that you have misunderstood that he will be using his own money to cover that cost of the cryonics procedure. The life insurance will cover the cost of the cryonics process when he dies of natural causes; he will not be inflicting self harm to achieve premature death, he will live his life until he dies of natural causes. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings you have.

[@denniskowalski8442]

Presumptive of you to tell people how to spend thier money?? Ehhh?

[@Синийдобряк]

Hehe

[@jeannietimberger2556]

He's incredibly selfish

[@FSG_4]

Hello, I can see that you have misunderstood that he will be using his own money to cover that cost of the cryonics procedure. The life insurance will cover the cost of the cryonics process when he dies of natural causes; he will not be inflicting self harm to achieve premature death, he will live his life until he dies of natural causes. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings you have.

[@InExcelsisDeo24]

@@FSG_4if he dies at 90 in a worn put body, who would want that revived? And if he dies young because of a disease then his body still won’t be in any kind of optimal condition. We need to get back to our grandparents’ very healthy attitude to life and death. Death is as natural as being born, it’s a part of life and it’s psychologically healthy to accept this. Freezing your dead body, injecting your face full of botox and fillers, chowing down on supplements, won’t stop the inevitable.

[@catsaretasty]

None of these frozen dead bodies are coming back in the future 😅lol

[@JohnDoe-fj8om]

It's a little presumptive to speak as if you know the future without a time machine. Remember the same arguments were made against organ transplant operations...until they actually worked

[@HamzaFaisal420]

First