Pick Up(2021)

The Vaccine War(hi)

Faced with the catastrophic challenge of fighting a global crisis like no other, Indian scientists take on the mantle of producing vaccine despite not having enough resources and infrastructure to save the nation's sixteen million citizens.

Minor Chronicle(es)

In a town south of Mexico City, the director relives the moment his father fell ill during the second wave of the coronavirus.

Next to You(sr)

Set five years on from the school days of director Stevan Filipovic's previous film Next to Me, a state of emergency exists and politicians are accused of capitalising on public anxiety around Covid-19, which makes the shocking situation that reunites the characters significantly more extreme. The story centres on Ksenija (newcomer Mina Nikolic), a driven young woman striving to move from tabloid hack to a career journalist in a world of click-bait headlines and showbiz scandals cooked up to feed the masses. Ksenija's personal and professional journey is hampered when Vera tests positive for Coronavirus and Ksenija must question how far she will bend to survive in a climate where political pressure is increasingly overt and can be said to capitalise on fear during the pandemic.

Solo Mode(mk)

Inspired by the COVID 19 pandemics, a worried husband and father invents a professional family board game so he can strengthen the bonds of families in times of pandemics, but instead, he ends up locking his family members in separate rooms and creates “a board game for one”.

Andragogy(id)

A schoolteacher's reputation is at risk when a video of her speaking up against injustice goes viral on the internet and is misinterpreted.

Grey Elephant(en)

Follows two couples meeting together for the first time after months of being on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Falls(zh)

After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.

Coming Home(en)

Beth lives in one of the most locked down cities in the COVID 19 world. Her daughter Katrina drives her to distraction and Scott is suddenly sent home early from work. At the end of the day, there's nothing like Coming Home.

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.

Chinese Doctors(zh)

Based on real-life events, the film recounts the efforts of the Wuhan medical staff as they attempt to deal with the rising cases of Covid-19.

Communist Pacha Adhava Appa(ml)

An exploration of a small rural community and the effects that COVID-19 restrictions have on their daily lives.

Connection(cy)

Eleri has been caring for her mum, Luned, since she was a child. But both have become so invested in their reversed roles of parent and child, that they’ve lost sight of one another and the true connection between them.

Bheed(hi)

8 hours, complete lockdown in the whole of India, movement shut and state borders sealed. Thousands of migrants without food, water and mode of transport were forced to return to their homes. A crisis that shook the whole nation, a time when borders of disparity divided the people and one man stood for humanity.

The Story of Makoy(tl)

A story of an acclaimed self-help writer, Ched Herrera, met an affectionate and outgoing Nurse named Makoy during her hospital confinement when she caught the Coronavirus. Makoy became Ched’s private nurse assigned by her own father, Doctor Herrera, who also works in the same hospital. Because of Makoy’s outgoing personality, he easily got Ched’s attention and curiosity. She then revealed to him that one of her core belief that "one needs to put oneself first more than anyone." This motivated Makoy, who has lived all his life in service of others, to convince her rethink her perspective. They eventually became friends as they continue their lives within the walls of the hospital, promising each other to see themselves outside, especially in Ched's upcoming book launch once she finishes her next book.

Guermantes(fr)

Paris, sum­mer 2020. Actors from “la Comédie-Française”, France’s most pres­ti­gious the­ater, rehearse Christophe Hon­oré’s new play, an adap­ta­tion of Mar­cel Proust’s “The Guer­mantes Way”. When the show is sud­den­ly can­celed, the dra­ma group decides to go ahead with it any­way, in the name of art and for the joy of act­ing together.

Kinka(eu)

Two strangers, Doroty, a domestic employee from Central America aged around 45, and Mari, an elderly woman who is hard of hearing, are forced to spend the lockdown together to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Serendipity(eu)

A female Basque virologist spends lockdown in a state-of-the-art laboratory to try to find a coronavirus vaccination.

Imitadora(es)

Perfect Storm(en)

On the wild west coast of Auckland in New Zealand we follow one man's enforced isolation. Pacing the beach, he wonders if those dear to him will ever be seen again.

Glare(en)

An experimental attempt that examines the four corners of the inner zoned quarantine world to question a person.