A Long Way From Home

Synopsis

A Long Way From Home is a hand processed celluloid invocation of Jesus’ last hours that hints at the relationship between the spirit and the flesh. Had there been actual footage of the crucifixion dug up by archaeologists, it might have looked like this.

Director Biography

Jay Rosenblatt has been making films for more than 25 years. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim and a Rockefeller Fellowship. His films have received many awards and have screened throughout the world. A selection of his films had a one-week theatrical run at New York’s Film Forum and most recently at MoMA in NY. Articles about his work have appeared in The New York Times, Sight & Sound and Filmmaker.