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D Is for Distance

Emma Matthews' and Christopher Petit’s (Radio On) unique and tender new film is a meditation on cinema, the NHS and family relationships.


D is for Distance tells the story of the filmmakers' son Louis, his debilitating epilepsy and the journey to Europe to find the right treatment, through personal, travelogue and archival film footage and Jodhi May’s narration.


Raw, intellectually ambitious and engaging.

'A deeply personal movie: painful, complex, challenging and engaging'
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
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'Not many documentaries manage to be as intellectually ambitious and emotionally raw as D is for Distance', Cat Wiltshire, Square One Magazine


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D Is for Distance

  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Director: Christopher Petit, Emma Matthews
  • Cast: Jodhi May, Christopher Petit, Louis Petit
  • Country: Finland
  • Year: 2026
  • Rating: (12A)
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