David has reached a pinnacle: After defending and passing his doctoral examination, he will become a doctor in law. However, life has a call. As a black man in France, born Haitian but French and Jewish by adoption, David has yet to find his place in the world. This mostly observational piece follows David as he tries to get to the root of his identity. In a scope format, David. The Return to Land shows the dizzying life of Paris, with its frantic streets, metro, and train stations, facing the warmth and lush green landscape of Haiti. The film depicts the dreams and fears of those with an uncertain identity, as well as the contrasts and similarities of a world that marginalizes difference, whether skin color, culture, religion, or nationality. David is an alien in his own land and a stranger among his fellow Haitians.  MRS

Q&A following screening