The Long Distance (a short film)

Mother communicates with her dead husband. Son has no belief. Ella is desperate. A haunting.

The Long Distance

In a near future, a phone call is waiting for you...
... on the other end, someone you've lost, somewhere in the afterlife...

What might you hear? What would you want to tell them?

The Long Distance is an upcoming short film, written and directed by Sathya Sridharan.

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A meditation on loss, loneliness, and the shape of grief.
It would be mean the world for you to join us on the journey. Click here for a more!
All proceeds to the film will go directly to production and post-production costs.

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