U.S. Short Film: The Distance Between Us

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Jeffrey Wu

Director
Danny Jurado

Composer

Accompanied by his father and equipped with filming gear, a grandson travels to his homeland in China to capture what would be his final moments with his grandmother. The Distance Between Us is a glimpse into this last memory of a family grappling with Alzheimer’s disease.

The film exhibits an extensive network necessary to tend the needs of a grandmother forgetting how to count—the 24-hour on-call nannies, the bone-tired grandfather, the hopeful son-in-law, and the grandson desperate to compensate lost time. What began as the grandson’s attempt to document the final hours grows into an examination on a familial relationship separated by both physical distance and mental

Project Title (Original Language):

我们中间的距离
Film Type:

Documentary, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
Genres:

Documentary, Asian-American, Family, Disability, Drama
Runtime:

4 minutes 18 seconds
Completion Date:

November 13, 2018
Country of Origin:

China
Country of Filming:

China, United States
Film Language:

Chinese, English
Shooting Format:

Digital
Aspect Ratio:

16:9

Screenings / Awards

Culver City Film Festival

Culver City
United States
December 9, 2018
North American Premiere
Official Selection
CAAM Fest

San Francisco, California
United States
May 8, 2019
Bay Area Premiere
Official Selection
Asian Film Festival Dallas

Dallas, Texas
United States
July 25, 2019
Texas Premiere
Official Selection
Brandeis Asian American Students Association Film Festival

Waltham, Massachusetts
United States
March 23, 2019
Official Selection
Finding Home Artist Showcase

Perth, Australia
United States
July 11, 2019
Australian Premiere
Official Selection
Finding Home Artist Showcase #2

Berkeley, California
United States
August 5, 2019
Official Selection
Asian American International Film Festival

New York, New York
United States
August 3, 2019
East Coast Premiere
Official Selection