International Competition
D is for Distance
Christopher Petit, Emma Matthews / Finland / 88′
A montage film with contemporary, stock footage and from film history, the film is a tale about the age of post-truth and how one young man’s epilepsy became a metaphor for the world’s ills and how he managed to triumph against adversity.
Director Christopher Petit, Emma Matthews
Screenplay Christopher Petit
Editing Emma Matthews
Music Rio Harada-Parr
Mix Olli Huhtanen
Production Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi Oy
Produced by Mika Taanila & Jussi Eerola
with Louis Petit, Jodhi May (narrator)
INTRASTEVERE CINEMA – Room 1, May 30, 3 p.m.
Q&A with the authors
Christopher Petit
Christopher Petit is a filmmaker whose filmography has received numerous international retrospectives (Locarno, Sundance, Buenos Aires). His films include. Radio On, Chinese Boxes. The Falconer, Asylum, London Orbital, Unrequited Love e Content. He is also the author of 11 novels. He has been described by “Le Monde” as “The Robespierre of British cinema.”
Emma Matthews
Emma Matthews is a filmmaker and editor. Her filmography includes numerous documentaries on artists such as James Ellroy, Phil Spector, Bob Marley, Brian Eno, Guy Bourdin, The Sex Pistols, Loretta Lynn, Bob Dylan and Moby Dick. He has been collaborating since 1998 with Chris Petit, for whom he edited his collaborations with Iain Sinclair: The Falconer (1998), Asylum (2000), London Labyrinth (2002), Unrequited Love (2006) e Content (2010).