The Book of Distance

Synopsis

In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Hiroshima, Japan, and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. Three generations later, his grandson, artist Randall Okita, leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.

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Biography

Randall Okita is a Canadian artist and filmmaker whose work employs sculpture, technology, physically challenging performances or stunt-work, and rich cinematography. His work has been shown in both group and solo exhibition, awarded internationally, and screened at festivals around the world, including retrospective screenings of his short film catalogue in San Francisco and Toronto. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Okita lives and works in Toronto and Japan.

Filmography

Machine with Wishbone (2008), Fish in Barrel (2009), No Contract (2011), The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (2014), Portraits as a Random Act of Violence (2014), The Lockpicker (2016), The Book of Distance (2020)

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Credits

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Executive Producer: Anita LEE
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Art Director: Sam JAVANROUH
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Lead Artist: Emma BURKEITT
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Lead Programmer: Luke RUMINSKI
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Music and Sound Design: Menalon

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Upstander
Under the Pillow
The Real Thing
The Man Behind Notre-Dame
The Line
The Holy City
The Book of Distance
The Abandoned Deity
Swing
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