JANDALS

THE WORLD · LOCATION GUIDE

DAM SQUAREANNE FRANK HUISTHE LONG AFTERNOONTHE FAITHFUL NIGHTPEACE PREVAILSONE EVENING
DAM SQUARE

"Cobblestones, canals, tourists and tradition — and the streets where five college kids stumble on a purer form of existence."

SCENE 01— DAM SQUARE · 19:42

THE DAM SQUARE — A GLOBAL EPICENTER OF PEACE

Festival-like and humming — pigeons, performers, the whole world passing through on cobblestones. This is where five college kids’ casual encounter begins, before it comes to a screeching halt.

A child in a green jacket reaching for giant soap bubbles on Dam Square, watched by the bubble performer and passers-by
ON LOCATION — BUBBLES OVER DAM SQUARE · THE WHOLE WORLD PASSING THROUGH
A green living-statue street performer with a painted shield standing motionless on Dam Square
ON LOCATION — LIVING STATUE, DAM SQUARE
A street performer in rainbow socks and a seagull hat perched high on a pole with a unicorn puppet, above the Dam Square crowd
ON LOCATION — STREET THEATRE, DAM SQUARE
Two street performers in tall blue hats and white painted masks
STREET PERFORMERS — FROM THE AUTHOR'S LENS
ONE EVENING
THE ANNE FRANK HUIS
SCENE 02— THE ANNE FRANK HUIS · 21:15

THE HISTORICAL ANNE FRANK HUIS

“The deafening walls speak to the horror.”

The Anne Frank Huis tour stops them in their tracks.

The handwriting wall and Anne Frank’s books in a display case inside the Anne Frank Huis
ON LOCATION — THE ANNE FRANK HUIS, PRINSENGRACHT · THE HANDWRITING WALL
The keyhole-shaped Anne Frank Huis sign on Prinsengracht
ON LOCATION — ANNE FRANK HUIS · PRINSENGRACHT 263
THE LONG AFTERNOON
SCENE 03— THE LONG AFTERNOON · 22:10

A SOLID BOND

The Kids leave a solemn experience. James notices another. Klark's self-destructive mission shadows the group — and the group notices. The waitress is not what she seems. Julie peers around corners with her camera. Max trails the grown-up kids.

Two long-bearded wizards in pointed hats quietly drinking coffee at an outdoor café table
EVEN THE WIZARDS STOP FOR COFFEE
A busy Amsterdam street corner full of pedestrians, artists and bicycles
ON LOCATION — THE WHOLE WORLD PASSING THROUGH
A narrow Amsterdam shopping street flying rainbow flags, three friends walking ahead
ON LOCATION — EVERY FLAG FLIES HERE
LONG AFTERNOON
THE FAITHFUL NIGHT
SCENE 04— THE FAITHFUL NIGHT · 23:58

PEACE PREVAILS

Our young friends sneak through the streets of Amsterdam, stumbling on a purer form of existence — proving peace prevails through compassion and kindness, versus fear or force.

A bicycle chained to a canal bridge railing, the church tower rising beyond the trees
ON LOCATION — THE CANALS KEEP WATCH
Cyclists crossing an iron drawbridge over the canal
ON LOCATION — BRIDGE CROSSING
A wide canal view toward a low bridge, a small boat drifting right
ON LOCATION — WHERE THE NIGHT ENDS
PEACE
JANDALS

"One evening in Amsterdam, a group of teenagers save their world."

THE SCENES

BASED ON THE NOVEL

Jandals by Rachel Old

A 162-page coming-of-age novel, first published in 2016. Read it before the premiere — whenever that dream comes true.

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© CONCEPT TRIBUTE — JANDALS © 2016 RACHEL OLD

ONE EVENING · FIVE COLLEGE KIDS · AMSTERDAM

PEACE THROUGH KINDNESS