Film Independent

Lenin's Embalmers

Amy Trefry, Writer 

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2024, Tribeca Film Institute: Filmmaker Fund: Screenplay Development Award

Genre: Comedy

Project Type: Feature 

Field of Science: Biology, Chemistry

Synopsis: 

Two scientists, driven by fear and fame, are pushed to their limits when tasked with embalming Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin. Based on a true story of deception, scientific achievement and bitter betrayal, LENIN’S EMBALMERS is both a dark comedy and an epic tragedy.