BLOCK: LEAVE ME LIKE YOU FOUND ME - 2021 Jacksonville Film Festival

1996 San Marco Boulevard,Jacksonville FL 32207

06 February, 2021

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BLOCK: LEAVE ME LIKE YOU FOUND ME Films in Block: Ms. Rossi Coming Home Show & Tell Dry Leaves A Separation The Group of Eight Alina Film Summary's: Ms. Rossi Italy — Director: Pat Battistini While on her way to a business meeting, Ms. Rossi takes an interesting detour. Coming Home US – Director: Kevin A. Kimball Technical Sergeant Jack Ward, and Senior Airman Danny Spiro wait out a delay at the airport on their last leg home from a long deployment overseas. While Sergeant Ward has been through all this before, Airman Spiro is dealing with the reality of returning home for the first time to a baby girl who doesn’t know him and a wife who may no longer need him. US – Director: Sakshi Gurnani A 6-year old boy wants a Barbie doll for his collection of rugged toys but his mother thinks something might be 'wrong' with him. This humorous film reflects on the adult views imposed on children and creates a commentary on gender and identity. Will an Indian family accept their son if he is part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Dry Leaves India – Director: Ali Sohail Jaura Zahida arrives at a home for the old, believing her son will take her back after a week. Hesitant and apprehensive, she meets Farhat, who is full of hope but as the story unfolds she realizes that the future might be different from her expectations. A Separation US – Director: Yalan Hu On a warm autumn day in 1990, Huixian, a young Chinese woman, arrives in Florida to reunite with her PhD husband, after a four-year separation. Filled with blossoming hope and desire, she is introduced to another side of American life. The Group of Eight Russia – Director: Ivan Sosnin An ordinary hard-worker, Ivan, works on improving the city that will soon host the SUMMIT. One day he finds out that the city authorities decided to clean up the streets from stray dogs. Ivan makes a decision to help his four-footed friends. Alina US – Director: Rami Kodeih As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend's three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events.