THE REVOLUTION AGAINST DEATH
Joshua Oppenheimer
Denmark, Sweden | 2026 | 24 min
Credits:
Directing: Joshua Oppenheimer
Cinematography: Svetlana Cvetko
Editing: Niels Pagh Andersen
Sound: Henrik Garnov
Production: End of the World Productions / Signe Byrge Sørensen
Synopsys:
A faded resort of plaster rococo, turquoise pools, gilt and chintz.
A thousand people gather to declare a revolution against aging and death. Fear is in the air – of nonbeing, of disease and pain, of being regarded as old or, worse, no longer being regarded at all.
Fear of having no one to take care of you, no one to talk to.
Fear of ending alone.
Fear of dying.
THE REVOLUTION AGAINST DEATH is my poem about these fears, about mortality, capitalism, desperate denial – and our universal longing for communion and love.
Festivals and Awards:
- Tampere Film Festival / International Competition / Tampere, Finland / 2026
- CPH:DOX / Audience Award 2026 / Copenhagen, Denmark / 2026
- Krakow Film Festival / Short Film Competition / Krakow, Poland / 2026
- Doc Edge / International Competition / New Zealand / 2026
- Beldocs / Primetime Programme Section / Belgrade, Serbia / 2026
