A Society

Synopsis

In an enclosed space eleven nameless strangers, nine Africans and two Chinese, are on a journey into the unknown. In transition from one world to another under challenging circumstances, they are forced to confront each other’s prejudices in order to establish a temporary and functioning society. The film reflects the world in microcosm, a world in which everything ultimately comes down to survival.

Director Biography

Jens Assur (1970, Sweden) is a photographer and filmmaker. At the age of 16 he started work as a journalist for the Swedish daily newspaper Dagbladet in Sundsvall. After that he worked for several advertising companies, newspapers and magazines as a photographer. Since 2007 he has been contracted to the Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles and he is currently busy making his first feature.