Entry: 2020 Sundance Ignite Short Film Challenge

63 Miles Away

Creator: Emma Josephson
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About this Video

The narrative is set fifteen years in the future when jobs are harder to find conveniently located to your family and schools often shut down because of under-funding. Many of the issues we see in our world today are amplified. In this world, it’s normal for parents to commute hours into the city to not only work, but to buy any groceries or resources they need at high costs. The state of the world leaves the two main characters, Ryland (14) and Aiden (8) alone to fend for themselves, and daydream about a better life.

Creator

Emma Josephson

Creator

Writer, director, and commercial editor whose work explores the search for meaning and direction in an otherwise chaotic world. Her thoughtful, emotionally driven stories are often expressed through a surrealist lens — drawing from her upbringing and personal relationships to create films rooted in connection, intimacy, and emotional truth.

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