Mr. Kubota studies the Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as Immortal Jellyfishes, with the purpose of discovering how humans can live forever. Mr. Kubota is searching for eternity, because at the end of the day he is terribly afraid to die. And so he decided that he would not die at all.
In the Italian city of Trieste there’s the Accademia della Follia, a world-famous troupe of actors with a mental condition. They stage two shows a year in the city’s most prestigious theatre. Ever since the mental hospital closed its doors in 1978, the mentally ill live no longer in an institution.
