The Book of Distance
| The Book of Distance | |
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| Directed by | Randall Okita |
| Written by | Randall Okita |
| Produced by | David Oppenheim |
| Music by | Joseph Murray Lodewijk Vos |
| Animation by | Moysis Antoniou Venkata Prashanth Bhogaraju Kerie Green Liam McLaughlin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lockpicker Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Book of Distance is a Canadian virtual reality documentary film, directed by Randall Okita and released in 2020.[1] Made for the National Film Board of Canada, the film is an animated immersive environment placing the viewer inside the context of Okita's grandfather Yonezo Okita's experiences during the internment of Japanese Canadians in World War II.[2]
The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[3] Its subsequent screenings included the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Animation in the Immersed program,[4] and the 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it won the Horizons award.[1]
It was released commercially to the Steam, Oculus and Viveport platforms.[2]
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Immersive Experience at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Eric Volmers, "Virtual-reality project fills in the gaps of a grandfather's harrowing internment story". Calgary Herald, November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Ben Croll, "Canada’s National Film Board Sees Fruits of Investment in VR". Variety, September 24, 2020.
- ^ Adi Robertson, "Sundance VR and AR got extremely weird in 2020". The Verge, February 7, 2020.
- ^ Craig Takeuchi, "VIFF Immersed award winners include Kowloon Forest, The Book of Distance, and more". The Georgia Straight, October 10, 2020.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
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