28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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The Book of Distance
The Book of Distance
The Book of Distance

The Book of Distance

director: Randall Okita
original title: The Book of Distance
country: Canada
year: 2020
running time: 25 min.

synopsis

An emotional journey through the history of one family's migration that began in 1935 with Yonez Okita's journey from Japan to Canada, where a few years later war and rampant racism made him the enemy. Three generations later, Randall Okita sets about reconstructing what has been lost, sorting through memories and moments both dark and hopeful, and guiding the viewer through the installation's personal journey of loss and healing.

more about film

director: Randall Okita
producer: David Oppenheim
Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Creative Europe Media
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms