D Is for Distance vs Rising Through the Fray

Rising Through the Fray is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 30m. Rising Through the Fray is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

D Is for Distance posterD Is for Distance2026 VS Rising Through the Fray posterRising Through the Fray2025
D Is for DistanceRising Through the Fray
Audience score★ 0.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20262025
Length1h 30m1h 28m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Canada
DirectorChris Petit, Emma MatthewsCourtney Montour
Main castJodhi May, Louis Petit–

Synopsis

D Is for Distance

A film essay montage of contemporary footage, archive and cinema history, about the age of post-truth and how one young man’s childhood epilepsy became representative of the woes of the world and how he triumphed against adversity.

Rising Through the Fray

Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…

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