In "The Playground," ominous storytelling speaking of kingdoms, favor, covenant, cleansing, and benevolence using a "Jack and Jill" analogy spoken by a mostly unseen middle-aged man to a girl alone on a titular schoolyard comprises the auspicious start to a societal microcosm hanging in the balance. Director Edreace Purmul's intriguing new film and second feature dives towards such high-minded territory of dark omens. "The Playground" recently won Best Film honors from Film Consortium San Diego at their 2016 San Diego Film Awards.
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