Love in the Time of Corona(2024)

Nueva Tierra(es)

Distance(de)

During a global pandemic, Laszlo isolates himself in his apartment. He avoids any kind of human contact. Until one evening the new neighbor Zoe rings at his doorbell with unforeseen consequences for both of them.

PLANT BOY(en)

A teenager is resurrected as a plant-headed zombie, searching to find his past happiness and humanity. How long will it all last though, knowing that life may change again when the sun goes away?

The Trace of Your Lips(es)

Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.

A Colorful life(fr)

When a pandemic rages to an attack ; Sarah discovers that she has only six months to live ;confined to her home with her husband Phil ; the young couple will have to face their fear together ; the fear of death ; the fear of being forgotten.

You ghosted me for a week(ko)

Ju-Won visits Eun Ha's house, worried about Eun Ha, a college classmate who has lost contact with her for a week. It is now Seoul in February 2021. It was a time when eating and drinking was prohibited due to Corona 2.5. In the end, the two decide to have an unfinished story at Eun Ha's house.

What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister(ja)

In the year 2020, when Covid-19 is rapidly spreading around the world, chaos ensues and people's daily lives are completely upended. A virus outbreak suddenly occurs at the prime minister's office in Japan. This leads to the prime minister's sudden death. The Japanese government then puts in place an unprecedented plan, which is to bring back the greatest leaders from Japan's past through AI holograms and form a super cabinet with them. These famous individuals include Ieyasu Tokugawa, Ryoma Sakamoto, Nobunaga Oda, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi. People are stunned and at the same time go crazy over the endless execution of policies by this new legendary cabinet. Risa Nishimura wants to become an announcer and currently works as a TV reporter for a broadcasting station. She approaches a government spokesperson, Ryoma Sakamoto, for an exclusive scoop. Due to an unexpected case, she realizes that something is going on behind this cabinet.

Thanks For The Room(en)

Laid off due to the viral illness sweeping the globe, Byron is barely holding his life together. With eviction looming and his marriage crumbling, he takes a job as a midnight courier at a pandemic hotel for the unhoused, hoping to scrape together enough cash to keep his family afloat.

In Quarantine with Mother-in-law(az)

Comedic sketch featuring actor Erkin Ergin, exploring humorous or dramatic situations arising from cohabiting with a mother-in-law during a quarantine period.

Alpha(fr)

Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

Papierkram(de)

Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss's two-minute submission to rbb.

RUN(en)

RUN is an observation of aimlessness in the modern age. Following the story of Miranda DeVelle, a 25 year old struggling to find purpose after losing her job during the pandemic. Between failed hobbies, bad dates, and impulsive choices, she stumbles into running. A witty dark comedy exploring the melancholic beauty of being alone.

Distance(en)

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 3 fearful families are united by a small act of hope. In addition to the viral pandemic, we are also faced with another threat, an Epidemic of Fear. It seems more people than ever right now are alone, scared, anxious, and consumed in fear. We need hope. We need storytelling that will remind people that even in the darkest hour, we can and will get through this, together. There is hope. There is love. And even if at a distance, we have each other.

In The Leper's Cliff(tl)

The inaccessibility of a cure has been the major struggle of the residents of a remote barrio after a widespread Hansen's disease (leprosy) afflicted them. Defeated by poverty and fear, Sara and Paeng decided to move out to save their severely ill son, Toto.

Love All Over Your Face(es)

Dani, a Spaniard with an English mother, and Ana, an American woman with Mexican parents, are friends with benefits. Dani travels to Spain, but cannot return to the USA, so he has to communicate through video calls.

Christmas In Florida(en)

A canceled Thanksgiving parade and no options professionally or personally, Kimberly DiPersia and Alex R. Wagner decide it would be a perfect opportunity to travel to Florida.

Loved One(id)

In the pandemic, a boy who lives far away from his family suddenly got a news from his father that made him depressed.

The Documents!(en)

In March 2020, an ambitious tabloid reporter cooped up in quarantine must look into rumors of leaked UFO documents to keep her job, but she gets swept up in a conspiracy that could make or break her career.

The Rebellious(fr)

Paris, France, April 2020. Félix, manager of a luxury hotel, decides to start a clandestine business during the first lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid Love(nl)