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Second Life

The moment Neurobiologists discovered how to copy human memories to a hard drive, Mankind began abandoning the physical world for a virtual reality called Second Life.  In the wake of a growing shortage in memory storage, it was decided to minimize human interaction, and speech was outlawed. When finally remained in the physical reality, only those who were responsible for the ascension of humanity to a virtual paradise, Daneel an experienced upload technician teaches a young worker named Ariel how to speak, and in a world empty of people flickers one last spark of humanity.

Festivals and Awards:

Cinema South Festival, Sderot, Israel, 2016

Director: Emanuel Shechter

Producer: Carolina Breez

Production Company: Sapir College School of Audio and Visual Arts

Cinematographer: David Eduard

Editor: Gala Kaplun

Original Soundtrack: Alon Judkovsky

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television

Musicians: Symphonette Raanana, Conducted by: Shmuel Elbaz

Cast: Danny Steg, Danielle Jadelyn

Script: Emanuel Shechter

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: חיים שניים

The moment Neurobiologists discovered how to copy human memories to a hard drive, Mankind began abandoning the physical world for a virtual reality called Second Life.  In the wake of a growing shortage in memory storage, it was decided to minimize human interaction, and speech was outlawed. When finally remained in the physical reality, only those who were responsible for the ascension of humanity to a virtual paradise, Daneel an experienced upload technician teaches a young worker named Ariel how to speak, and in a world empty of people flickers one last spark of humanity.

Festivals and Awards:

Cinema South Festival, Sderot, Israel, 2016

Director: Emanuel Shechter

Producer: Carolina Breez

Production Company: Sapir College School of Audio and Visual Arts

Cinematographer: David Eduard

Editor: Gala Kaplun

Original Soundtrack: Alon Judkovsky

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television

Musicians: Symphonette Raanana, Conducted by: Shmuel Elbaz

Cast: Danny Steg, Danielle Jadelyn

Script: Emanuel Shechter

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: חיים שניים

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