Name: Distant Journey Through the Desktop
Director: Jiří Žák
Released: 2020-03-22

Question 1

What is Distant Journey Through the Desktop about?

Accepted Answer

Alfréd Radok’s essay film Distant Journey (Daleká cesta, 1948) is a canonical classic of Czech cinema and a still unique answer to the question of how to express the inexpressible horrors of the Holocaust. However, such a self-reflexive film also needs a film theory that would extend this reflexivity in a videographic form, by means of using the images and sounds themselves and the context in which they appear in the digital space. The film’s “trick montage,” a technique that links storyline moments with archival footage of war destruction, Nazi emblems, and anti-Jewish terror within a single film shot, is thereby translated into the desktop interface and rethought anew.

Question 2

Who appears in Distant Journey Through the Desktop?

Accepted Answer

Cast info is available on the title page.

Question 3

What genre is Distant Journey Through the Desktop?

Accepted Answer

See genre info on the title page.

Question 4

How long is Distant Journey Through the Desktop?

Accepted Answer

Distant Journey Through the Desktop has a runtime of 13 minutes.

Question 5

What year was Distant Journey Through the Desktop released?

Accepted Answer

Distant Journey Through the Desktop was released in 2020.