{"id":1306,"date":"2023-09-20T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:47:14","slug":"how-to-save-a-dead-friend-2022-a-conversation-with-marusya-syroechkovskaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebratingcinema.com\/how-to-save-a-dead-friend-2022-a-conversation-with-marusya-syroechkovskaya\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Save a Dead Friend (2022): A Conversation With Marusya Syroechkovskaya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Set against the rise of Russia&#8217;s authoritarian regime, filmmaker Marusya Syroechkovskaya paints an homage to both a silenced generation and her lover and best friend Kimi. How to Save a Dead Friend (2022), is a whirlwind of emotions capturing a unique intimacy of an anxious youth, a relationship tellingly universal that brings hope still in death. Speaking with Hugo, Marusya reveals the toils and vulnerabilities of crafting a story from a catalogue of documented memories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/nl\/podcast\/celebrating-cinema\/id1558165273\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffc8dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/nl\/podcast\/celebrating-cinema\/id1558165273 noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to our podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: How to Save a Dead Friend (2022): A Conversation with Marusya Syroechkovskaya\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4qu637DgkqlSmKWSbnP4YD?si=d058241433a84841&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partnership with MUBI <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are delighted to announce our new partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/showing\">MUBI<\/a>, a curated streaming platform. Together, we offer you <a href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/promos\/lab111\">30 days free<\/a> to watch hand-picked films discussed in the ongoing podcast series, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lab111.nl\/\">LAB111<\/a> podcast celebrating the intricate wonders of cinema. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Films mentioned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(click on the links for tickets to screenings at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lab111.nl\/\">LAB111<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to Save a Dead Friend (Marusya Syroechkovskaya, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nowhere (Gregg Araki, 1997)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our hosts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"413\" 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480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">from left to right: Tom Ooms (film programmer), Hugo Emmerzael (film critic) Kiriko Mechanicus (film maker), Elliot Bloom (podcast producer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set against the rise of Russia&#8217;s authoritarian regime, filmmaker Marusya Syroechkovskaya&#8217;s How to Save a Dead Friend is an homage to both a silenced generation and to her lover and best friend Kimi. 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