Jesmark, a Maltese fisherman, contends with a newfound leak in his wooden Luzzu boat. Barely getting by, he sees his livelihood — and a family tradition from generations before him — imperiled by diminishing harvests, a ruthless fishing industry, and a stagnating ecosystem. Desperate to provide for his wife and their newborn son, whose growth impediment requires treatment, Jesmark gradually slips into an illicit black market fishing operation.
Alex Camilleri is a Maltese-American filmmaker. He is an alumnus of both the Sundance and Film Independent labs. As a film editor, his work has screened at major festivals; credits include KEEP THE CHANGE and BLOOD KIN, and as an Associate Editor on HBO’s FAHRENHEIT 451. He is currently preparing his sophomore feature, also to be set in Malta.
FILMOGRAPHY: 2021 - LUZZU 2018 - FAHRENHEIT 451, associate editor 2018 - BLOOD KIN, short, editor 2017 - KEEP THE CHANGE, editor 2017 - PRICKLY PEAR, short 2015 - ICARUS, short film, editor 2014 - 99 HOMES, assistant editor 2012 - AT ANY PRICE, assistant editor 2010 - STILL HERE, short
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