Not Me Here(2020)

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”.

Two Amongst Many(es)

An outbreak has Esteban confined at home and separated from Alan. From his rooftop bedroom, he tries to maintain their relationship through video calls, but the isolation seems endless and reality catches up with them.

Positive(en)

Twenty-two year old Neuroscience student Wendy is in the midst of a transition from pre-med to performance when she is thrown into quarantine with her 17 year-old sister, April. Suddenly sharing a full-sized bed, the sisters struggle to make peace with their newfound living quarters. But, while editing April’s college essays, Wendy discovers her purpose–to help April find hers. Over fourteen days, the girls grow from acquaintances to artistic allies as they realize their unstoppable potential to pursue their passion. Based on a true story, this film was shot in Houston with an entirely Texan cast & crew. Creator Abby Tozer donated $2500 to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell young performing artists' scholarship.

Brûler(en)

A short poetic narrative about dealing with separation. Told in French and presented to English audiences without subtitles to leave the characters' feelings up to interpretation.

Covid Love(nl)

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.

70 days(it)

On March 9, 2020, to counter the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Italian government imposed home isolation on all citizens. During the next 70 days, the virus weakened; other diseases blossomed.

O Silêncio Que Você Faz(pt)

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.

Black White and the Greys(en)

A marriage is put to the test when an interracial couple are forced to quarantine together through the Covid pandemic and 'Black Lives Matter' movement.

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.

Dead or Zombie(ja)

Set in a provincial city that has been quarantined to prevent the spread of infection after a zombie outbreak, this human drama depicts the new daily life of a high school girl who remains in the quarantine area to take care of her family who have become zombies. (machine translation)

Mail Companion(en)

A lonely woman finds companionship during self-isolation after the loss of her partner.

Better Living(en)

After going through an emotional breakdown, a woman tries to realign herself before deciding if she can take on another job.

Pandemia(en)

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

Perfect Creature(en)

The vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.

The Online Lesson(en)

During the quarantine, some dedicated students have decided to adapt an Eugen Ionesco play into a short film. They all filmed themselves at home. This version isn't looking for coherence. The only 3 characters of the play are portrayed by many actors which have all provided a different view over their essence and mannerism.

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.)

Republic(pt)

One night, a Brazilian woman wakes up in a country exhausted from violent acts. Republic is a short film realized at home, in the beginning of 2020s quarantine, in the center of São Paulo, República neighborhood.