D is for Distance | Epilepsy, Art & Medical Cannabis | BFI London Film Festival | FILMD скачать в хорошем качестве

D is for Distance | Epilepsy, Art & Medical Cannabis | BFI London Film Festival | FILMD

At the BFI London Film Festival, the team behind D is for Distance unpack the true story of Louis, whose severe, drug-resistant epilepsy led his family to the Netherlands for medical cannabis treatment, after which he has been seizure-free for over five years. The co-directors (Louis’s parents) explain how a small crowdfunding short evolved into a feature-length documentary that widens the lens from one family’s crisis to universal themes of time, memory, illness and the brain. This isn’t a standard talking-heads doc. The film collages archival textures and silent-era footage with Louis’s artwork much of it created while tapering off heavy medications and processing intense hallucinations, to place viewers inside the experience of epilepsy. The result is a “state-of-mind” portrait that audiences with lived experience have found powerfully validating on the festival circuit. Beyond craft, the conversation tackles stigma, the reality that ~30% of children with epilepsy are drug-resistant, and why families often face private-prescription routes despite the need for wider NHS access and better research. The team also share that BFI plan to release/stream the film next year, extending these crucial debates. 00:00 Intro — Meet the filmmakers & D is for Distance 02:00 From family crisis to film: why tell this story 05:00 Drug-resistant epilepsy & the move for medical cannabis 08:00 Building a collage: artwork, archives & silent cinema 12:00 Stigma, policy, and calls for research/NHS access 15:00 Festival reception & BFI release plans 17:00 Final thoughts