England stands one of the most controversial holding centers in The United Kingdom with a population of over 400 people, majority women, placed there not because they have committed criminal offences but to facilitate immigration claims. In its four minute run time, Calling Home paints a portrait of alienation for female asylum seekers inside Yarl’s Wood narrated by some detainees and deliberately eliminates the typical violent imagery attached to prison cinema by utilizing phone calls and letter correspondence since shooting at the detention center is illegal. London based filmmaker, Jade Jackman took home the 2018 Best UK Short Film at the 2018 BFI Future Film Festival and continues to center her gaze towards a non -exploitative approach to documenting violence that’s so perfectly executed in 'Calling Home'.
Day 7 - Calling Home Dir. Jade Jackman