Far Away, Here

An invulnerable young man becomes intimate with a girl he loves when a past sexual assault forces him to confront what it means to be a man.

  • Jonathan Banach
    Director
  • Jonathan Banach
    Writer
  • Dan Brown
    Producer
  • Fahmy Abdisheikh
    Producer
  • Eric Schanker
    Key Cast
    "Austin"
  • Sophia Oden
    Key Cast
    "Becca"
  • Zozo Chen-Wernik
    Key Cast
    "Lana"
  • Rita Tsao
    Director of Photography
  • Sean Staples
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 22, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    5,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    C100
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Loyola Marymount University
Director Biography - Jonathan Banach

Jonathan Banach is pursuing his MFA in Film and Television Production at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. In May of 2019, he graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, WI with a Bachelors in Digital Cinema and Media.

His goal for every project is to create a human story that provokes, inspires, and connects. He finds fascination with stories that place an emphasis on the intersection between family, society, and the chaotic, confusing nature of mental illness.

His short films have been nominated by the Milwaukee Short Film Festival (Wisconsin Spotlight), Los Angeles CineFest, Burbank International Film Festival (Best Short Film Score), and won Best Student Film at the Salty Earth Pictures Film Festival for the upcoming film "Darkest Red" (2019).

Able to do it all, his talents in the field of filmmaking are centered around directing and cinematography.

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Director Statement

In today's age, part of what it means to be masculine, of what it means to be a man, is to be strong. Confident. Invulnerable. But that is often far from the reality that men live in and endure every day. Many men, haunted by past traumas, struggle to hide their vulnerabilities from their loved ones in fear that were the truth to get out, they'd somehow be unworthy, incapable of love.

The purpose of this film is to inspire healing through vulnerability. It's my hope through watching this film that you feel that it's indeed actually okay, and quite beautiful, to be vulnerable.