A film essay montage of contemporary footage, archive and cinema history, about the age of post-truth and how one young man's childhood epilepsy became representative of the woes of the world and how he triumphed against adversity.
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Christopher Petit, known for Radio On and London Orbital, has released a new work co-directed with his wife Emma Matthews. D is for Distance is a unique essay film that weaves an intimate family narrative through a diverse collage of images spanning personal archives and film history. The couple's son, Louis Petit, suffers from a complex form of epilepsy. The story of his life and illness serves both as a personal portrait and as a window into the workings of today's medical bureaucracy and capitalism. As film critic Adrian Martin notes, "The details are bleak, but the film is a beacon of hope." (Sung MOON)
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Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi | mika@testifilmi.fi
Christopher PETIT
Emma MATTHEWS
