VIEW FROM THE WORLD
D is for Distance
Directors
Christopher Petit
Emma Matthews
Producers
Jussi Eerola
Mika Taanila
Cinematographer
Jussi Eerola
Editor
Emma Matthews
Sound
Olli Huhtanen
Website
Contact
Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi Oy
Jokipuistonkaari 8 G 37
FI-04130 Sipoo, Finland
Mika Taanila
[email protected]
2025
Finland
88 min
Color, Black & White
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.
Directors' Biography
Christopher Petit, acclaimed for films like Radio On and London Orbital, has had retrospectives at Locarno and Sundance. Emma Matthews, co-director of Arena – Night and Day, has edited Petit's films since 1998, including collaborations with Iain Sinclair.
