COVID-19 Zeitgeist-20(2021)

Alex and Mr Fluffkins(en)

With quarantine loosening and lifting in places, Alex and his cat Mr Fluffkins have been having a pretty chilled time, but life is about to change for these two... or is it?

Reunião Ministerial da Tchutchuca Canibal(pt)

Back at work, Jair will have to face his biggest problems: adultery, erectile dysfunction and repressed homosexuality, on the eve of an important meeting.

GUAZZABUGLIO(it)

“GUAZZABUGLIO” talks about the anxiety caused by media, fake news, sexual desire, interconnections and the deep meditation state.

Project 88: Back to the Future Too(en)

More than 300 fans from 9 different countries joined together to remake Back to the Future Part II during the COVID-19 quarantine. The film was split into 88 scenes with 88 teams producing their segment using available resources all while obeying local social distancing guidelines. The result is an absurdly fun, wild ride that sees everything from pro-level live action to killer animation to... bananas and potatoes used to bring Back to the Future Part II to life all over again.

South Park: Post COVID(en)

What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived but will never be the same Post Covid.

South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID(en)

If Stan, Kyle and Cartman could just work together, they could go back in time to make sure Covid never happened. But traveling back to the past seems to be the easy answer until they meet Victor Chaos.

Pandemia(en)

A girl struggles to return to her home country amongst the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Together(pt)

Two neighbors lean on each other, turning small moments of life into great treasures.

Lovid-19(en)

We are always in a hurry and we are often with the head on the clouds. Then, it happens that a virus makes us look up. In this little story we can see how, even in the harder times, there's always a chance to catch on the fly - A little really contagious crush.

Hermann(es)

Every night, at eight o'clock, Hermann appears alone on stage to give a short violin concert, but his audience is not exactly that he believes it is. (Inspired by the real story of Hermann Schreiber, Vigo, Spain, 2020.)

The Ballad of Kyle T. MaGatt(en)

Aided by powers from a little red hat / A deplorable fellow named Kyle MaGatt / Goes hunting for Covid to save the economy / To become the hero Americans should see. / But will he succeed in this arduous task? / Or will he be forced to wear a mask?

We Met in Virtual Reality(en)

Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this immersive and revealing documentary roots itself in several unique communities within VR Chat, a burgeoning virtual reality platform. Through observational scenes captured in real-time, in true documentary style, the film reveals the growing power and intimacy of several relationships formed in the virtual world, many of which began during the COVID-19 lockdown, while so many in the physical world were facing intense isolation.

1325 Kilometers 227 Days(pt)

Vitor and Gustavo decided, in January 2020, to start a long-distance relationship, and were planning to meet again in a few months. Until COVID stopped them. This is the story of how they overcame the difficulties of time and distance through a lot of love and through Whatsapp audio messages.

A Very Lockdown Birthday(en)

Created in isolation, this charming stop-motion animation explores one girl’s imaginative quest to hold a birthday party in COVID times.

Pakisabi(tl)

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, amidst the rising number of cases, two families remember their loved ones as more than a statistic.

K'i Tah Amongst the Birch(en)

Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.

Thursday(en)

Thursday shot from filmmaker Galen Johnson's high-rise apartment during COVID-19 “lockdown” in Winnipeg, captures people going about their daily routines in the city's eerily empty streets, yards and parking lots, on their balconies and on the riverbanks. The extreme distance and the diminutive scale of humans is paired with sound close-ups—a combination that embodies the strange, heightened intensity of feeling of the time, knowing an era-defining tragedy is happening yet being so physically removed.

Mutual Gaze: Women Filmmakers Support Fund(ko)

Mr. Quarantine's Haircut(en)

Martin is a hermit overreacting to the covid-19 pandemic. He never goes outside and hoards toilet paper. Wanting to change his life, Martin breaks his prolonged quarantine by leaving his apartment to get a haircut. In this comedy, one discovers that getting a good haircut isn't that easy.

Due to Unforeseen Circumstances...(en)

A doomer discovers freedom through despair over the course of a fateful night in self-isolation during the COVID-19 crisis. Shot with zero budget entirely in quarantine.