BLOCK: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND - 2021 Jacksonville Film Festival

1996 San Marco Boulevard,Jacksonville FL 32207

06 February, 2021

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BLOCK: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND - 2021 Jacksonville Film Festival Films in the Block: One Gifts from Babylon Ashmina The Camel Boy 2nd Class Three Blades Film Summary's: One Spain – Director: Javier Marco Rico Far out at sea, a cell phone floating inside an air-tight bag starts to ring. Gifts from Babylon Netherlands – Director: Bas Ackermann Gifts from Babylon is a short narrative film exploring the psychological impact of illegal Africa-EU migration through the lens of a Gambian return-migrant. The film captures the personal conflicts that arise when Modou, a deported refugee, returns to his home country after having lived illegally in Europe for five years. Ashmina UK – Director: Dekel Berenson Nestled between a beautiful lake and the Himalayas, Ashmina, 13, lives with her family at the outskirts of Pokhara Nepal, the paragliding capital of the world. The remote and traditional town is also a busy tourist destination where the locals are profoundly affected by the swarms of tourists who visit it daily. Forced to skip school, Ashmina helps her family make ends meet by working at the landing field, packing the parachutes of foreign pilots in return for small change. The Camel Boy France – Director: Chabname Zariâb Somewhere in the desert, a little boy is plunged by force into an intimidating and completely foreign new world: the world of camel racing. Will the distant hope of seeing his mother again give him the strength to overcome his fears and find his place in this hostile environment? 2nd Class Sweden – Director: Jimmy Olsson Charlotte has a new job as a second grade teacher. One night she is attacked by a nazi and is severely injured. When she comes back to her students she discovers that one of her students is the son of that nazi. Three Blades France – Director: Matthieu Maunier-Rossi One day in the life of a family of three : three men, alone with their dreams and frustrations. Three generations under the burning sun. A day like every other day... And between them, everywhere, in every hand, there are blades: machetes.