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\n\tBoutique sales company Odd Slice Films has acquired worldwide rights to documentary \u201cConcrete Land,\u201d the debut feature of Palestinian-Jordanian director Asmahan Bkerat, ahead of its world premiere in Locarno Film Festival\u2018s Semaine de la Critique.<\/p>\n

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\n\tEight years in the making, \u201cConcrete Land\u201d follows one of the last Afro-Palestinian Bedouin families living on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. As luxury villas encroach on the agricultural land they have long called home, the Najar family faces mounting pressure to abandon their traditional way of life. Forced to give up their animals and confronted with eviction, they struggle to preserve their identity while their 10-year-old daughter, Eman, navigates discrimination at school and dreams of a future that doesn\u2019t require leaving her heritage behind. <\/p>\n

\n\tBkerat said, \u201cMy passion for storytelling is deeply tied to telling stories of my people. Their erasure is my erasure. I wasn\u2019t a filmmaker before meeting the Najars. This film was born out of the threat they faced, the brutality and destruction of the land, a threat that compelled me to pick up a camera, to document what was left of it and them. I believed their beauty was too precious to be lost, their knowledge too vital to be erased. Through this film, I hope to honor their stories, to preserve their existence, the love of the land and the people who belong to it can never be extinguished.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cConcrete Land\u201d received support from an extensive network of international partners, including the IDFA Bertha Fund, Sundance Documentary Fund, the Jordan Film Fund, Doha Film Institute and AFAC, among others.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe producers are Bkerat and Ban Maraqa; the executive producer is Jane Mote; and the creative producer is Sam Soko.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI have been following this film since 2021, when First Cut Lab invited me to consult on the project. It has stayed with me ever since,\u201d said Martina Droandi, founder of Odd Slice Films. \u201cI eventually met Asmahan in person at other pitching forums, and we kept in touch while I was building Odd Slice. I followed the film\u2019s evolution and watched the story grow, seeing its emotional arc and intimacy deepen. \u2018Concrete Land\u2019 is a powerful reminder that urban development is never simply about buildings, it is about the people whose histories risk being erased.\u201d<\/p>\n

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