Everlasting Love
ROMANCING WITH VAMPIRE COMEDY
A director's treatment by Marina Zvidriņa
statement
Love, beauty, and a sense of humor help me get through the toughest times. When reality crashes apart, it is art that becomes most essential—it reminds us who we are, giving us hope and energy to go forward.
The beating heart of my stories are strong women. They fight, they make mistakes, and they are not afraid of seeking their own path, even if the world says, “Don’t you dare!”.
I see this world as a fairy tale—sometimes dark, sometimes absurd, but always full of wonders. Through this lens, I explore reality because the language of fairy tales makes it easier to speak of what matters the most.
My films are stories of strength, vulnerability, and the magic of everyday life. They are about women who change the world around them, and the art being not a luxury but the salvation.
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LOGLINE
They are a happy couple. But one day, a wife was turned into a vampire, and a husband wasn't. She has no idea how to turn him, but this couple will do anything to be together forever!
LOGLINE
They are a happy couple. But one day, a wife was turned into a vampire, and a husband wasn't. She has no idea how to turn him, but this couple will do anything to be together forever!
Reference: Seven Days of Creation
And the Lady Almighty formed a vampire of the drunk girl on the subway car seat, and bit into her neck the venom of life; and woman became an immortal soul.
And the Lady Almighty planted a garden southward in Europe; and there she watches the woman whom she had formed.
And the Lady Almighty planted a garden southward in Europe; and there she watches the woman whom she had formed.
Reference: Seven Days of Creation
And the Lady Almighty formed a vampire of the drunk girl on the subway car seat, and bit into her neck the venom of life; and woman became an immortal soul.
And the Lady Almighty planted a garden southward in Europe; and there she watches the woman whom she had formed.
And the Lady Almighty planted a garden southward in Europe; and there she watches the woman whom she had formed.
SYNOPSIS
Storyboard
SYNOPSIS
Storyboard
The life inspiration for the Everlasting Love story came from nineteen years of my happy marriage, from the laughter and some tears of our everyday life.
So, let me tell you the story of Ada and Evgeny, who are both me, or sometimes my beloved husband, and all the crazy things in between.
The story places its beginning at some unspecified lockdown.
Lady Almighty walks on the empty streets, looking into the windows and balconies, watching mundane life. The scenes she sees resemble the seven biblical days of creation.
So, let me tell you the story of Ada and Evgeny, who are both me, or sometimes my beloved husband, and all the crazy things in between.
The story places its beginning at some unspecified lockdown.
Lady Almighty walks on the empty streets, looking into the windows and balconies, watching mundane life. The scenes she sees resemble the seven biblical days of creation.
The life inspiration for the Everlasting Love story came from nineteen years of my happy marriage, from the laughter and some tears of our everyday life.
So, let me tell you the story of Ada and Evgeny, who are both me, or sometimes my beloved husband, and all the crazy things in between.
The story places its beginning at some unspecified lockdown.
Lady Almighty walks on the empty streets, looking into the windows and balconies, watching mundane life. The scenes she sees resemble the seven biblical days of creation.
So, let me tell you the story of Ada and Evgeny, who are both me, or sometimes my beloved husband, and all the crazy things in between.
The story places its beginning at some unspecified lockdown.
Lady Almighty walks on the empty streets, looking into the windows and balconies, watching mundane life. The scenes she sees resemble the seven biblical days of creation.
The Almighty enters the subway and walks on the platform. When the train arrives, she steps into the empty car. The Almighty looks at her reflection in the car window; there is an old gray-haired lady there instead of a young pink-haired girl. The reflection mocks the Almighty. And the Almighty notices her pink hair becoming gray too, starting at the tips.
Someone snores really loudly. Pissed off Almighty looks around, noticing a drunk sleeping girl at the opposite end of the car. She walks toward her and throws herself at the girl. When she leaves the car, the Almighty's hair is full of screaming pink again.
The snore, even louder than before, saws her off.
Someone snores really loudly. Pissed off Almighty looks around, noticing a drunk sleeping girl at the opposite end of the car. She walks toward her and throws herself at the girl. When she leaves the car, the Almighty's hair is full of screaming pink again.
The snore, even louder than before, saws her off.
The Almighty enters the subway and walks on the platform. When the train arrives, she steps into the empty car. The Almighty looks at her reflection in the car window; there is an old gray-haired lady there instead of a young pink-haired girl. The reflection mocks the Almighty. And the Almighty notices her pink hair becoming gray too, starting at the tips.
Someone snores really loudly. Pissed off Almighty looks around, noticing a drunk sleeping girl at the opposite end of the car. She walks toward her and throws herself at the girl. When she leaves the car, the Almighty's hair is full of screaming pink again.
The snore, even louder than before, saws her off.
Someone snores really loudly. Pissed off Almighty looks around, noticing a drunk sleeping girl at the opposite end of the car. She walks toward her and throws herself at the girl. When she leaves the car, the Almighty's hair is full of screaming pink again.
The snore, even louder than before, saws her off.
DAY ONE:
And the light and the darkness were divided
DAY ONE:
And the light and the darkness were divided
The girl from the train car wakes up at home. Her name is ADA, and she has been happily married for many years to EVGENY. She has a hangover and the light coming through half-closed shutters bothers her. ADA presses the shutter to the window and reduces sunlight casting toward her.
EVGENY keeps his daily routine, preparing breakfast for both of them. ADA refuses to eat but instead observes how her husband enjoys his meal. There are two fried eggs and one sausage on EVGENY’s plate. He picks up the sausage with his fork and turns it upside down, forming the sad smile of it.
He also points out that if she once again came up with some new diet, she should take care of the supplies because he already did the grocery based on what normal people eat.
They both continue with their daily routine, like hanging out washed clothes to dry. With one new detail, ADA is now covered top to toe with a hat, sunglasses, long-sleeve pajamas, and rubber gloves. She is protecting herself from the sunlight.
The day comes to the end. ADA and EVGENY are playing “Who am I?” sitting on their bed. On her piece of paper, written “Dr. Faustus” on his “Juliette.” EVGENY asks her a question: “Am I alive?” she responds, “Not for long.”
EVGENY keeps his daily routine, preparing breakfast for both of them. ADA refuses to eat but instead observes how her husband enjoys his meal. There are two fried eggs and one sausage on EVGENY’s plate. He picks up the sausage with his fork and turns it upside down, forming the sad smile of it.
He also points out that if she once again came up with some new diet, she should take care of the supplies because he already did the grocery based on what normal people eat.
They both continue with their daily routine, like hanging out washed clothes to dry. With one new detail, ADA is now covered top to toe with a hat, sunglasses, long-sleeve pajamas, and rubber gloves. She is protecting herself from the sunlight.
The day comes to the end. ADA and EVGENY are playing “Who am I?” sitting on their bed. On her piece of paper, written “Dr. Faustus” on his “Juliette.” EVGENY asks her a question: “Am I alive?” she responds, “Not for long.”
The girl from the train car wakes up at home. Her name is ADA, and she has been happily married for many years to EVGENY. She has a hangover and the light coming through half-closed shutters bothers her. ADA presses the shutter to the window and reduces sunlight casting toward her.
EVGENY keeps his daily routine, preparing breakfast for both of them. ADA refuses to eat but instead observes how her husband enjoys his meal. There are two fried eggs and one sausage on EVGENY’s plate. He picks up the sausage with his fork and turns it upside down, forming the sad smile of it.
He also points out that if she once again came up with some new diet, she should take care of the supplies because he already did the grocery based on what normal people eat.
They both continue with their daily routine, like hanging out washed clothes to dry. With one new detail, ADA is now covered top to toe with a hat, sunglasses, long-sleeve pajamas, and rubber gloves. She is protecting herself from the sunlight.
The day comes to the end. ADA and EVGENY are playing “Who am I?” sitting on their bed. On her piece of paper, written “Dr. Faustus” on his “Juliette.” EVGENY asks her a question: “Am I alive?” she responds, “Not for long.”
EVGENY keeps his daily routine, preparing breakfast for both of them. ADA refuses to eat but instead observes how her husband enjoys his meal. There are two fried eggs and one sausage on EVGENY’s plate. He picks up the sausage with his fork and turns it upside down, forming the sad smile of it.
He also points out that if she once again came up with some new diet, she should take care of the supplies because he already did the grocery based on what normal people eat.
They both continue with their daily routine, like hanging out washed clothes to dry. With one new detail, ADA is now covered top to toe with a hat, sunglasses, long-sleeve pajamas, and rubber gloves. She is protecting herself from the sunlight.
The day comes to the end. ADA and EVGENY are playing “Who am I?” sitting on their bed. On her piece of paper, written “Dr. Faustus” on his “Juliette.” EVGENY asks her a question: “Am I alive?” she responds, “Not for long.”
The night comes, but ADA can't fall asleep — she thinks she smells something. She sniffs the bed first, then herself, then EVGENY. She gets up. She comes out of the bedroom and starts sniffing the whole apartment. ADA looks into the living room, sniffs the dirt in the potted plants. In the dining room, she checks the fridge, and finds there is something rotten. But it’s not what she smells.
Leaving the fridge open, ADA comes into the kitchen. She finds the garlic on the wall there and realizes this is the stinky source.
ADA first looks at the string of garlic bulbs, contemplating them, then wincing at the smell. She picks up a fork from a kitchen drawer, but changes her mind and puts it back.
She searches for something in a large jar of big spoons and spatulas and picks up some wooden tongs. ADA hooks the string of garlic with the tongs and wants to throw it in the garbage bin, opens the cabinet door under the sink, but hesitates for a moment and changes her mind.
Instead, ADA takes a plastic container from another cabinet, puts the garlic in there and only then, throws it in the garbage bin. On her way back, she sees the fridge open, goes back to the bin, removes the container and takes it to the fridge.
ADA puts the container in the fridge, but again changes her mind and opens the freezer. The freezer drawer isn’t closing well, so ADA starts to try to force it again and again, doing it very loud until it closes, trapping her thumb in the process.
ADA swears. Then she puts her thumb in her mouth and sucks it like a baby.
Leaving the fridge open, ADA comes into the kitchen. She finds the garlic on the wall there and realizes this is the stinky source.
ADA first looks at the string of garlic bulbs, contemplating them, then wincing at the smell. She picks up a fork from a kitchen drawer, but changes her mind and puts it back.
She searches for something in a large jar of big spoons and spatulas and picks up some wooden tongs. ADA hooks the string of garlic with the tongs and wants to throw it in the garbage bin, opens the cabinet door under the sink, but hesitates for a moment and changes her mind.
Instead, ADA takes a plastic container from another cabinet, puts the garlic in there and only then, throws it in the garbage bin. On her way back, she sees the fridge open, goes back to the bin, removes the container and takes it to the fridge.
ADA puts the container in the fridge, but again changes her mind and opens the freezer. The freezer drawer isn’t closing well, so ADA starts to try to force it again and again, doing it very loud until it closes, trapping her thumb in the process.
ADA swears. Then she puts her thumb in her mouth and sucks it like a baby.
The night comes, but ADA can't fall asleep — she thinks she smells something. She sniffs the bed first, then herself, then EVGENY. She gets up. She comes out of the bedroom and starts sniffing the whole apartment. ADA looks into the living room, sniffs the dirt in the potted plants. In the dining room, she checks the fridge, and finds there is something rotten. But it’s not what she smells.
Leaving the fridge open, ADA comes into the kitchen. She finds the garlic on the wall there and realizes this is the stinky source.
ADA first looks at the string of garlic bulbs, contemplating them, then wincing at the smell. She picks up a fork from a kitchen drawer, but changes her mind and puts it back.
She searches for something in a large jar of big spoons and spatulas and picks up some wooden tongs. ADA hooks the string of garlic with the tongs and wants to throw it in the garbage bin, opens the cabinet door under the sink, but hesitates for a moment and changes her mind.
Instead, ADA takes a plastic container from another cabinet, puts the garlic in there and only then, throws it in the garbage bin. On her way back, she sees the fridge open, goes back to the bin, removes the container and takes it to the fridge.
ADA puts the container in the fridge, but again changes her mind and opens the freezer. The freezer drawer isn’t closing well, so ADA starts to try to force it again and again, doing it very loud until it closes, trapping her thumb in the process.
ADA swears. Then she puts her thumb in her mouth and sucks it like a baby.
Leaving the fridge open, ADA comes into the kitchen. She finds the garlic on the wall there and realizes this is the stinky source.
ADA first looks at the string of garlic bulbs, contemplating them, then wincing at the smell. She picks up a fork from a kitchen drawer, but changes her mind and puts it back.
She searches for something in a large jar of big spoons and spatulas and picks up some wooden tongs. ADA hooks the string of garlic with the tongs and wants to throw it in the garbage bin, opens the cabinet door under the sink, but hesitates for a moment and changes her mind.
Instead, ADA takes a plastic container from another cabinet, puts the garlic in there and only then, throws it in the garbage bin. On her way back, she sees the fridge open, goes back to the bin, removes the container and takes it to the fridge.
ADA puts the container in the fridge, but again changes her mind and opens the freezer. The freezer drawer isn’t closing well, so ADA starts to try to force it again and again, doing it very loud until it closes, trapping her thumb in the process.
ADA swears. Then she puts her thumb in her mouth and sucks it like a baby.
DAY TWO:
And the winds have blown, and the rivers flood
DAY TWO:
And the winds have blown, and the rivers flood
Things aren’t what they seem. The red drop running on ADA’s skin turns out to be a skincare product. The splash of red liquid on the knife and white t-shirt turns out to be pomegranate juice. The wooden stick in EVGENY’s hand is just a knitting needle.
ADA seems to be changed in her actions. A shadow of anger flashes through her face when she watches her husband shaving.
EVGENY points out that she should stop starving and drop that new diet.
The doorbell rings. This is the mailman who brought some deliveries. ADA invites him in and in a few minutes she sits with an expression of joy on her face.
ADA seems to be changed in her actions. A shadow of anger flashes through her face when she watches her husband shaving.
EVGENY points out that she should stop starving and drop that new diet.
The doorbell rings. This is the mailman who brought some deliveries. ADA invites him in and in a few minutes she sits with an expression of joy on her face.
Things aren’t what they seem. The red drop running on ADA’s skin turns out to be a skincare product. The splash of red liquid on the knife and white t-shirt turns out to be pomegranate juice. The wooden stick in EVGENY’s hand is just a knitting needle.
ADA seems to be changed in her actions. A shadow of anger flashes through her face when she watches her husband shaving.
EVGENY points out that she should stop starving and drop that new diet.
The doorbell rings. This is the mailman who brought some deliveries. ADA invites him in and in a few minutes she sits with an expression of joy on her face.
ADA seems to be changed in her actions. A shadow of anger flashes through her face when she watches her husband shaving.
EVGENY points out that she should stop starving and drop that new diet.
The doorbell rings. This is the mailman who brought some deliveries. ADA invites him in and in a few minutes she sits with an expression of joy on her face.
ADA realizes she is a vampire, but she has no idea how or why she became one. And she doesn’t seem to care much about the fact. What she cares about is that she puts EVGENY’s life in danger. Because being a vampire means she either eats her husband accidentally or outlives him eventually. Ada is not ok with both.
So she makes a few orders from the library and online bookstore with all the vampire books she could find. And they, with EVGENY, begin to experiment on turning him into a vampire, too.
EVGENY loves his wife, so he decides to try all that nonsense because he strongly believes you need to work on your relationship on a daily basis. She claims she is a vampire, so what? For so many years of marriage, they've been through worse. Besides, not all the people are nice, so if she is telling the truth, they may be able to bring some balance to nature.
So she makes a few orders from the library and online bookstore with all the vampire books she could find. And they, with EVGENY, begin to experiment on turning him into a vampire, too.
EVGENY loves his wife, so he decides to try all that nonsense because he strongly believes you need to work on your relationship on a daily basis. She claims she is a vampire, so what? For so many years of marriage, they've been through worse. Besides, not all the people are nice, so if she is telling the truth, they may be able to bring some balance to nature.
ADA realizes she is a vampire, but she has no idea how or why she became one. And she doesn’t seem to care much about the fact. What she cares about is that she puts EVGENY’s life in danger. Because being a vampire means she either eats her husband accidentally or outlives him eventually. Ada is not ok with both.
So she makes a few orders from the library and online bookstore with all the vampire books she could find. And they, with EVGENY, begin to experiment on turning him into a vampire, too.
EVGENY loves his wife, so he decides to try all that nonsense because he strongly believes you need to work on your relationship on a daily basis. She claims she is a vampire, so what? For so many years of marriage, they've been through worse. Besides, not all the people are nice, so if she is telling the truth, they may be able to bring some balance to nature.
So she makes a few orders from the library and online bookstore with all the vampire books she could find. And they, with EVGENY, begin to experiment on turning him into a vampire, too.
EVGENY loves his wife, so he decides to try all that nonsense because he strongly believes you need to work on your relationship on a daily basis. She claims she is a vampire, so what? For so many years of marriage, they've been through worse. Besides, not all the people are nice, so if she is telling the truth, they may be able to bring some balance to nature.
DAY THREE:
And the earth brought forth her fruit
DAY THREE:
And the earth brought forth her fruit
EVGENY and ADA are coming back from their night-out experiments at the cemetery. He is completely frozen, and she is indifferent to his discomfort. They obviously didn’t succeed in turning EVGENY into a vampire.
So he goes to sleep without even taking his clothes and shoes off, and she goes to continue her research. ADA goes back to reading and watching films, hoping to find a working way to turn EVGENY. But most of the ways are useless, and the rest are life-endangering. After some passage in the book, ADA decides to do some chemical experiments, but unfortunately, she can’t find any silver among her jewelry pieces.
At the same time, ADA is constantly starving for blood. It is becoming increasingly difficult for her to control her appetite. The number of neighbors in the building is starting to run out. She takes her meal so carelessly, even taking some victims to the bedroom and consuming their blood while EVGENY sleeps.
So he goes to sleep without even taking his clothes and shoes off, and she goes to continue her research. ADA goes back to reading and watching films, hoping to find a working way to turn EVGENY. But most of the ways are useless, and the rest are life-endangering. After some passage in the book, ADA decides to do some chemical experiments, but unfortunately, she can’t find any silver among her jewelry pieces.
At the same time, ADA is constantly starving for blood. It is becoming increasingly difficult for her to control her appetite. The number of neighbors in the building is starting to run out. She takes her meal so carelessly, even taking some victims to the bedroom and consuming their blood while EVGENY sleeps.
EVGENY and ADA are coming back from their night-out experiments at the cemetery. He is completely frozen, and she is indifferent to his discomfort. They obviously didn’t succeed in turning EVGENY into a vampire.
So he goes to sleep without even taking his clothes and shoes off, and she goes to continue her research. ADA goes back to reading and watching films, hoping to find a working way to turn EVGENY. But most of the ways are useless, and the rest are life-endangering. After some passage in the book, ADA decides to do some chemical experiments, but unfortunately, she can’t find any silver among her jewelry pieces.
At the same time, ADA is constantly starving for blood. It is becoming increasingly difficult for her to control her appetite. The number of neighbors in the building is starting to run out. She takes her meal so carelessly, even taking some victims to the bedroom and consuming their blood while EVGENY sleeps.
So he goes to sleep without even taking his clothes and shoes off, and she goes to continue her research. ADA goes back to reading and watching films, hoping to find a working way to turn EVGENY. But most of the ways are useless, and the rest are life-endangering. After some passage in the book, ADA decides to do some chemical experiments, but unfortunately, she can’t find any silver among her jewelry pieces.
At the same time, ADA is constantly starving for blood. It is becoming increasingly difficult for her to control her appetite. The number of neighbors in the building is starting to run out. She takes her meal so carelessly, even taking some victims to the bedroom and consuming their blood while EVGENY sleeps.
DAY FOUR:
And the stars lit up the sky with the agony of their
DAY FOUR:
And the stars lit up the sky with the agony of their
ADA flourishes as a vampire. Her senses, reactions, and instincts are getting better. Meanwhile, she fails as a maker.
EVGENY fails in protecting the people around him. He cleans the mess after every ADA’s meal, but the number of bodies increases too fast. ADA finds the solution to this problem and plans to open the funeral service, but accidentally, she eats both the lawyer and the driver.
Finally, ADA manages to get rid of the bodies; she comes home late and offers EVGENY a drink. He thinks it’s a new experiment, but she assures him they’ve tried everything, and it’s just alcohol.
They are drinking bottle after bottle, trying to sink all their problems into the liquor. EVGENY falls asleep, dead drunk. Suddenly, ADA rises from behind his back, baring her teeth. She sinks her teeth into his neck and drinks EVGENY’s blood with greed, and when she finishes drinking, she laughs with her mouth full of blood. EVGENY wakes up in a cold sweat, realizing it was just a nightmare, and his vampire wife snores next to him, drunk no less.
EVGENY fails in protecting the people around him. He cleans the mess after every ADA’s meal, but the number of bodies increases too fast. ADA finds the solution to this problem and plans to open the funeral service, but accidentally, she eats both the lawyer and the driver.
Finally, ADA manages to get rid of the bodies; she comes home late and offers EVGENY a drink. He thinks it’s a new experiment, but she assures him they’ve tried everything, and it’s just alcohol.
They are drinking bottle after bottle, trying to sink all their problems into the liquor. EVGENY falls asleep, dead drunk. Suddenly, ADA rises from behind his back, baring her teeth. She sinks her teeth into his neck and drinks EVGENY’s blood with greed, and when she finishes drinking, she laughs with her mouth full of blood. EVGENY wakes up in a cold sweat, realizing it was just a nightmare, and his vampire wife snores next to him, drunk no less.
ADA flourishes as a vampire. Her senses, reactions, and instincts are getting better. Meanwhile, she fails as a maker.
EVGENY fails in protecting the people around him. He cleans the mess after every ADA’s meal, but the number of bodies increases too fast. ADA finds the solution to this problem and plans to open the funeral service, but accidentally, she eats both the lawyer and the driver.
Finally, ADA manages to get rid of the bodies; she comes home late and offers EVGENY a drink. He thinks it’s a new experiment, but she assures him they’ve tried everything, and it’s just alcohol.
They are drinking bottle after bottle, trying to sink all their problems into the liquor. EVGENY falls asleep, dead drunk. Suddenly, ADA rises from behind his back, baring her teeth. She sinks her teeth into his neck and drinks EVGENY’s blood with greed, and when she finishes drinking, she laughs with her mouth full of blood. EVGENY wakes up in a cold sweat, realizing it was just a nightmare, and his vampire wife snores next to him, drunk no less.
EVGENY fails in protecting the people around him. He cleans the mess after every ADA’s meal, but the number of bodies increases too fast. ADA finds the solution to this problem and plans to open the funeral service, but accidentally, she eats both the lawyer and the driver.
Finally, ADA manages to get rid of the bodies; she comes home late and offers EVGENY a drink. He thinks it’s a new experiment, but she assures him they’ve tried everything, and it’s just alcohol.
They are drinking bottle after bottle, trying to sink all their problems into the liquor. EVGENY falls asleep, dead drunk. Suddenly, ADA rises from behind his back, baring her teeth. She sinks her teeth into his neck and drinks EVGENY’s blood with greed, and when she finishes drinking, she laughs with her mouth full of blood. EVGENY wakes up in a cold sweat, realizing it was just a nightmare, and his vampire wife snores next to him, drunk no less.
DAY FIVE:
And drifting they have been, some with the flow, some with the wind
DAY FIVE:
And drifting they have been, some with the flow, some with the wind
Ashamed and pissed off of her failures, ADA revolts, going to the night rampages. EVGENY sleeps at home. In the early morning, the doorbell rings through the apartment, waking him up. He goes to respond. He wears the watch from the man ADA has gorged on and killed yesterday. EVGENY opens the door. It was ADA behind it. She is drunk and high, probably with the intoxicated blood of her night victims.
Evgeny lets her in. She approaches a bench and flops down on it. When the red scarf around her neck touches the wall, it resembles Dracula's collar.
ADA slowly gets up from where she was sitting and immediately starts dancing. The light around her turns red. Suddenly, the daylight outside the window turns into darkness. The plants that have now filled the apartment top to bottom, turning it into a jungle, cast long, bizarre shadows.
In a fit of dance passion, ADA takes off her clothes and throws them on the floor. She jumps desperately to the music. Red confetti is falling from the ceiling; it resembles splashes of blood.
Finally, tired of dancing, ADA slowly lies on the floor. Houseplants shadows, like tattoos, crawl over ADA, up her arms, and from the chest to her neck. The closer those shadows crawl, the darker it becomes around. The shadows seem to strangle ADA, up to the moment when everything plunges into darkness.
Evgeny lets her in. She approaches a bench and flops down on it. When the red scarf around her neck touches the wall, it resembles Dracula's collar.
ADA slowly gets up from where she was sitting and immediately starts dancing. The light around her turns red. Suddenly, the daylight outside the window turns into darkness. The plants that have now filled the apartment top to bottom, turning it into a jungle, cast long, bizarre shadows.
In a fit of dance passion, ADA takes off her clothes and throws them on the floor. She jumps desperately to the music. Red confetti is falling from the ceiling; it resembles splashes of blood.
Finally, tired of dancing, ADA slowly lies on the floor. Houseplants shadows, like tattoos, crawl over ADA, up her arms, and from the chest to her neck. The closer those shadows crawl, the darker it becomes around. The shadows seem to strangle ADA, up to the moment when everything plunges into darkness.
Ashamed and pissed off of her failures, ADA revolts, going to the night rampages. EVGENY sleeps at home. In the early morning, the doorbell rings through the apartment, waking him up. He goes to respond. He wears the watch from the man ADA has gorged on and killed yesterday. EVGENY opens the door. It was ADA behind it. She is drunk and high, probably with the intoxicated blood of her night victims.
Evgeny lets her in. She approaches a bench and flops down on it. When the red scarf around her neck touches the wall, it resembles Dracula's collar.
ADA slowly gets up from where she was sitting and immediately starts dancing. The light around her turns red. Suddenly, the daylight outside the window turns into darkness. The plants that have now filled the apartment top to bottom, turning it into a jungle, cast long, bizarre shadows.
In a fit of dance passion, ADA takes off her clothes and throws them on the floor. She jumps desperately to the music. Red confetti is falling from the ceiling; it resembles splashes of blood.
Finally, tired of dancing, ADA slowly lies on the floor. Houseplants shadows, like tattoos, crawl over ADA, up her arms, and from the chest to her neck. The closer those shadows crawl, the darker it becomes around. The shadows seem to strangle ADA, up to the moment when everything plunges into darkness.
Evgeny lets her in. She approaches a bench and flops down on it. When the red scarf around her neck touches the wall, it resembles Dracula's collar.
ADA slowly gets up from where she was sitting and immediately starts dancing. The light around her turns red. Suddenly, the daylight outside the window turns into darkness. The plants that have now filled the apartment top to bottom, turning it into a jungle, cast long, bizarre shadows.
In a fit of dance passion, ADA takes off her clothes and throws them on the floor. She jumps desperately to the music. Red confetti is falling from the ceiling; it resembles splashes of blood.
Finally, tired of dancing, ADA slowly lies on the floor. Houseplants shadows, like tattoos, crawl over ADA, up her arms, and from the chest to her neck. The closer those shadows crawl, the darker it becomes around. The shadows seem to strangle ADA, up to the moment when everything plunges into darkness.
DAY SIX:
And they did inhabit the land
DAY SIX:
And they did inhabit the land
EVGENY tells ADA he is okay with staging human, as well as he is okay to staying with her no matter what.
ADA walks from one room to another, collecting vampire novels she has been carelessly spreading for the last days across the apartment. She puts those books in the box, and when the box gets full, ADA drags it along the floor to the terrace door.
There on the terrace, she puts a huge metal barbecue bowl on the floor. Then, in the empty bowl, she puts the first book, spreads some alcohol from the bottle on top, and lights it up. The book starts burning, and ADA, one by one, gives the rest of her vampire collection to the fire.
They both lie down, EVGENY on the couch in the living room, ADA on the floor of the bedroom. She, as well as he, has a detached gaze.
There is a vinyl player on the shelf, and it's playing the music from some old disk.
EVGENY holds a guitar in his hands, and suddenly, he begins to touch the strings and play along with the song.
ADA walks from one room to another, collecting vampire novels she has been carelessly spreading for the last days across the apartment. She puts those books in the box, and when the box gets full, ADA drags it along the floor to the terrace door.
There on the terrace, she puts a huge metal barbecue bowl on the floor. Then, in the empty bowl, she puts the first book, spreads some alcohol from the bottle on top, and lights it up. The book starts burning, and ADA, one by one, gives the rest of her vampire collection to the fire.
They both lie down, EVGENY on the couch in the living room, ADA on the floor of the bedroom. She, as well as he, has a detached gaze.
There is a vinyl player on the shelf, and it's playing the music from some old disk.
EVGENY holds a guitar in his hands, and suddenly, he begins to touch the strings and play along with the song.
EVGENY tells ADA he is okay with staging human, as well as he is okay to staying with her no matter what.
ADA walks from one room to another, collecting vampire novels she has been carelessly spreading for the last days across the apartment. She puts those books in the box, and when the box gets full, ADA drags it along the floor to the terrace door.
There on the terrace, she puts a huge metal barbecue bowl on the floor. Then, in the empty bowl, she puts the first book, spreads some alcohol from the bottle on top, and lights it up. The book starts burning, and ADA, one by one, gives the rest of her vampire collection to the fire.
They both lie down, EVGENY on the couch in the living room, ADA on the floor of the bedroom. She, as well as he, has a detached gaze.
There is a vinyl player on the shelf, and it's playing the music from some old disk.
EVGENY holds a guitar in his hands, and suddenly, he begins to touch the strings and play along with the song.
ADA walks from one room to another, collecting vampire novels she has been carelessly spreading for the last days across the apartment. She puts those books in the box, and when the box gets full, ADA drags it along the floor to the terrace door.
There on the terrace, she puts a huge metal barbecue bowl on the floor. Then, in the empty bowl, she puts the first book, spreads some alcohol from the bottle on top, and lights it up. The book starts burning, and ADA, one by one, gives the rest of her vampire collection to the fire.
They both lie down, EVGENY on the couch in the living room, ADA on the floor of the bedroom. She, as well as he, has a detached gaze.
There is a vinyl player on the shelf, and it's playing the music from some old disk.
EVGENY holds a guitar in his hands, and suddenly, he begins to touch the strings and play along with the song.
ADA hears the music, and this song draws her back to EVGENY. He gets up from the couch when she enters the room. They are stepping toward each other.
ADA and EVGENY begin to dance.
EVGENY notices a change in ADA's hair tips; they turned from ginger to scarlet red. Before he understands why it happens, ADA's skin starts glowing with shiny red particles. The fingernails on her right hand begin to grow. With those grown nails, she punctures her wrist and gives him her shiny blood.
EVGENY drinks it, and a shimmering wave goes through his body.
They stand looking at each other, now knowing ADA succeeded in turning him into a vampire.
At the exact same moment, someone landed on the terrace. There stands the LADY ALMIGHTY. She smiles mysteriously and laughs gently.
ADA and EVGENY begin to dance.
EVGENY notices a change in ADA's hair tips; they turned from ginger to scarlet red. Before he understands why it happens, ADA's skin starts glowing with shiny red particles. The fingernails on her right hand begin to grow. With those grown nails, she punctures her wrist and gives him her shiny blood.
EVGENY drinks it, and a shimmering wave goes through his body.
They stand looking at each other, now knowing ADA succeeded in turning him into a vampire.
At the exact same moment, someone landed on the terrace. There stands the LADY ALMIGHTY. She smiles mysteriously and laughs gently.
ADA hears the music, and this song draws her back to EVGENY. He gets up from the couch when she enters the room. They are stepping toward each other.
ADA and EVGENY begin to dance.
EVGENY notices a change in ADA's hair tips; they turned from ginger to scarlet red. Before he understands why it happens, ADA's skin starts glowing with shiny red particles. The fingernails on her right hand begin to grow. With those grown nails, she punctures her wrist and gives him her shiny blood.
EVGENY drinks it, and a shimmering wave goes through his body.
They stand looking at each other, now knowing ADA succeeded in turning him into a vampire.
At the exact same moment, someone landed on the terrace. There stands the LADY ALMIGHTY. She smiles mysteriously and laughs gently.
ADA and EVGENY begin to dance.
EVGENY notices a change in ADA's hair tips; they turned from ginger to scarlet red. Before he understands why it happens, ADA's skin starts glowing with shiny red particles. The fingernails on her right hand begin to grow. With those grown nails, she punctures her wrist and gives him her shiny blood.
EVGENY drinks it, and a shimmering wave goes through his body.
They stand looking at each other, now knowing ADA succeeded in turning him into a vampire.
At the exact same moment, someone landed on the terrace. There stands the LADY ALMIGHTY. She smiles mysteriously and laughs gently.
DAY SEVEN:
And the hour of rest and earthly delights did come
DAY SEVEN:
And the hour of rest and earthly delights did come
The dusk’s light is streaming through the bedroom window. The bed is covered in new red linen. ADA and EVGENY are probably sleeping there, but their faces aren't visible. Unexpectedly, they wake and rise up vertically, exactly like in classic vampire movies.
Except that they are now both completely updated. Her hair has changed to a dazzling scarlet color, and the skin around her eyes is covered with red glitter. EVGENY's hair has turned emerald. Part of his skin is also covered in emerald shimmer.
They look directly in front of themselves, almost having a hint of a smile. There is a long pause, and suddenly, the doorbell rings. They exchange glances. They smile predatorily at each other and jump out of bed.
All three of them, ADA, EVGENY, and the LADY ALMIGHTY, are going hunting through the empty city at night.
From the point of a vampire's view, the world moves in slow motion.
Except that they are now both completely updated. Her hair has changed to a dazzling scarlet color, and the skin around her eyes is covered with red glitter. EVGENY's hair has turned emerald. Part of his skin is also covered in emerald shimmer.
They look directly in front of themselves, almost having a hint of a smile. There is a long pause, and suddenly, the doorbell rings. They exchange glances. They smile predatorily at each other and jump out of bed.
All three of them, ADA, EVGENY, and the LADY ALMIGHTY, are going hunting through the empty city at night.
From the point of a vampire's view, the world moves in slow motion.
The dusk’s light is streaming through the bedroom window. The bed is covered in new red linen. ADA and EVGENY are probably sleeping there, but their faces aren't visible. Unexpectedly, they wake and rise up vertically, exactly like in classic vampire movies.
Except that they are now both completely updated. Her hair has changed to a dazzling scarlet color, and the skin around her eyes is covered with red glitter. EVGENY's hair has turned emerald. Part of his skin is also covered in emerald shimmer.
They look directly in front of themselves, almost having a hint of a smile. There is a long pause, and suddenly, the doorbell rings. They exchange glances. They smile predatorily at each other and jump out of bed.
All three of them, ADA, EVGENY, and the LADY ALMIGHTY, are going hunting through the empty city at night.
From the point of a vampire's view, the world moves in slow motion.
Except that they are now both completely updated. Her hair has changed to a dazzling scarlet color, and the skin around her eyes is covered with red glitter. EVGENY's hair has turned emerald. Part of his skin is also covered in emerald shimmer.
They look directly in front of themselves, almost having a hint of a smile. There is a long pause, and suddenly, the doorbell rings. They exchange glances. They smile predatorily at each other and jump out of bed.
All three of them, ADA, EVGENY, and the LADY ALMIGHTY, are going hunting through the empty city at night.
From the point of a vampire's view, the world moves in slow motion.
CAMERA
Intimate Closeups
CAMERA
Intimate Closeups
COLOR
Palette
COLOR
Palette
ADA
I see her as curvy, homey, and soft at the beginning, but getting more and more badass toward the end.
I see her as curvy, homey, and soft at the beginning, but getting more and more badass toward the end.
EV
Evgeny is of those guys who don't pay any attention to his looks but ends up being handsome anyway.
Evgeny is of those guys who don't pay any attention to his looks but ends up being handsome anyway.
LADY QUEEN
She is luxury, always barefoot, and never cares about how the world sees her.
She is luxury, always barefoot, and never cares about how the world sees her.
ONE SINGLE LOCATION
Top Floor Apartment
ONE SINGLE LOCATION
Top Floor Apartment
Sound
Two covers would be perfect to shape the sound space of this film. The first one is Metallica's Nothing Else Matters, performed by polish folk group Tulia. The second one is Aquarium's Adelaida Star, performed by a female singer.
These familiar chords, which the audience knows from their past but covered in the new, will reflect ADA's nature and vampires' resemblance to the ship of Theseus, when something is looking the same but consists of the replaced parts.
So as the music should be.
Languages & Audience
Everlasting Love, under many other meanings, is an immigrant story based in present-day Southern-Europe-Babylon—Barcelona. Even for the locals who were born here, there are at least two mother tongues. But every foreigner dropping an anchor here also brings their own language to the table.
Besides the vampire setting, it's two people fighting for their right to be together. Every loving couple, no matter what age, gender, or nationality they are, would see themselves in this story.
These modern-day nomads are the audience of the Everlasting Love—as well as all people in the relationship around the globe.
Besides the vampire setting, it's two people fighting for their right to be together. Every loving couple, no matter what age, gender, or nationality they are, would see themselves in this story.
These modern-day nomads are the audience of the Everlasting Love—as well as all people in the relationship around the globe.
Languages & Audience
Everlasting Love, under many other meanings, is an immigrant story based in present-day Southern-Europe-Babylon—Barcelona. Even for the locals who were born here, there are at least two mother tongues. But every foreigner dropping an anchor here also brings their own language to the table.
Besides the vampire setting, it's two people fighting for their right to be together. Every loving couple, no matter what age, gender, or nationality they are, would see themselves in this story.
These modern-day nomads are the audience of the Everlasting Love—as well as all people in the relationship around the globe.
Besides the vampire setting, it's two people fighting for their right to be together. Every loving couple, no matter what age, gender, or nationality they are, would see themselves in this story.
These modern-day nomads are the audience of the Everlasting Love—as well as all people in the relationship around the globe.
UNIQUENESS
While writing this screenplay, I watched over a hundred vampire films. This new knowledge was so extensive that I started to systemize it, ending up with two lectures, which I’ve given regularly since then. According to my expertise, there is no love story in a setting of vampires, lockdown, and romance comedy film yet been made.
That's why the Everlasting Love screenplay is unique.
That's why the Everlasting Love screenplay is unique.
UNIQUENESS
While writing this screenplay, I watched over a hundred vampire films. This new knowledge was so extensive that I started to systemize it, ending up with two lectures, which I’ve given regularly since then. According to my expertise, there is no love story in a setting of vampires, lockdown, and romance comedy film yet been made.
That's why the Everlasting Love screenplay is unique.
That's why the Everlasting Love screenplay is unique.
POWERFUL FEMALE CREW
Katya Smolina DOP
Anna Rudakova PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Anna Bashtovaya COSTUME DESIGNER
Anna Rudakova PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Anna Bashtovaya COSTUME DESIGNER
POWERFUL FEMALE CREW
Katya Smolina DOP
Anna Rudakova PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Anna Bashtovaya COSTUME DESIGNER
Anna Rudakova PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Anna Bashtovaya COSTUME DESIGNER
MYSELF
Three females shaped my identity: grandmother, who was friends with the daughter of a shapeshifter; mom, who knows gypsie's dance; and Zinka, the parrot, who drowned in a fish tank.
Alongside people, my identity shaped places: the Kamchatka Peninsula and the 600 kilometers I walked through it in 2002; a three-month expedition to Western Tibet in 2004, where I was detained for attempting to illegally cross the Indian border while pioneering the Sutlej River; leaving my homeland and moving to Catalunya, wasn't that exotic as Kamchatka or Tibet, but immigration reformed me no less.
After people and places, the diseases are on the row: in 2018, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I overlived it and created Soultrap—18 female portraits of depression survivors. It was the first documentary short I made, and it got a nomination for Best Experimental Short at L'HIFF, along with official selections for Violetta IFF, 19 Transterritorial de Cine Underground IFF, Ladies in Control IFF, Festival Fotogenia.
In 2020, I founded Female Films Forever, an international association of Russian-speaking women filmmakers.
Director and screenwriter of six short films. Producer of eight short films, including my own.
I'm of the disappearing ethnicity; I'm of post-imperial culture; I'm of the immigrant background—I am a natural talekeeper.
Alongside people, my identity shaped places: the Kamchatka Peninsula and the 600 kilometers I walked through it in 2002; a three-month expedition to Western Tibet in 2004, where I was detained for attempting to illegally cross the Indian border while pioneering the Sutlej River; leaving my homeland and moving to Catalunya, wasn't that exotic as Kamchatka or Tibet, but immigration reformed me no less.
After people and places, the diseases are on the row: in 2018, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I overlived it and created Soultrap—18 female portraits of depression survivors. It was the first documentary short I made, and it got a nomination for Best Experimental Short at L'HIFF, along with official selections for Violetta IFF, 19 Transterritorial de Cine Underground IFF, Ladies in Control IFF, Festival Fotogenia.
In 2020, I founded Female Films Forever, an international association of Russian-speaking women filmmakers.
Director and screenwriter of six short films. Producer of eight short films, including my own.
I'm of the disappearing ethnicity; I'm of post-imperial culture; I'm of the immigrant background—I am a natural talekeeper.
MYSELF
Three females shaped my identity: grandmother, who was friends with the daughter of a shapeshifter; mom, who knows gypsie's dance; and Zinka, the parrot, who drowned in a fish tank.
Alongside people, my identity shaped places: the Kamchatka Peninsula and the 600 kilometers I walked through it in 2002; a three-month expedition to Western Tibet in 2004, where I was detained for attempting to illegally cross the Indian border while pioneering the Sutlej River; leaving my homeland and moving to Catalunya, wasn't that exotic as Kamchatka or Tibet, but immigration reformed me no less.
After people and places, the diseases are on the row: in 2018, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I overlived it and created Soultrap—18 female portraits of depression survivors. It was the first documentary short I made, and it got a nomination for Best Experimental Short at L'HIFF, along with official selections for Violetta IFF, 19 Transterritorial de Cine Underground IFF, Ladies in Control IFF, Festival Fotogenia.
In 2020, I founded Female Films Forever, an international association of Russian-speaking women filmmakers.
Director and screenwriter of six short films. Producer of eight short films, including my own.
I'm of the disappearing ethnicity; I'm of post-imperial culture; I'm of the immigrant background—I am a natural talekeeper.
Alongside people, my identity shaped places: the Kamchatka Peninsula and the 600 kilometers I walked through it in 2002; a three-month expedition to Western Tibet in 2004, where I was detained for attempting to illegally cross the Indian border while pioneering the Sutlej River; leaving my homeland and moving to Catalunya, wasn't that exotic as Kamchatka or Tibet, but immigration reformed me no less.
After people and places, the diseases are on the row: in 2018, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I overlived it and created Soultrap—18 female portraits of depression survivors. It was the first documentary short I made, and it got a nomination for Best Experimental Short at L'HIFF, along with official selections for Violetta IFF, 19 Transterritorial de Cine Underground IFF, Ladies in Control IFF, Festival Fotogenia.
In 2020, I founded Female Films Forever, an international association of Russian-speaking women filmmakers.
Director and screenwriter of six short films. Producer of eight short films, including my own.
I'm of the disappearing ethnicity; I'm of post-imperial culture; I'm of the immigrant background—I am a natural talekeeper.
Let me gently dig my teeth into this film making!
