Pick Up(2021)

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.

The Middle Ages(es)

A comedy during confinement? Probably so. A portrait of a little girl and her family during confinement? Apparently so. An absurd, Beckettian musical shot during confinement? Exactly, yes.

Lockdown(bn)

Featuring Soham Chakraborty, Srabanti Chatterjee, Om Sahani, Adrit Roy, Manali Manisha Dey and Rajnandini Paul, the slice-of-a-life drama has three parallel stories that meet at the climax. The COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown affects each of the protagonists.

The Myth of Manila(en)

Since the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, Metro Manila has been subjected to intermittent lockdowns with demeaning punishments. Despite the danger, Sandra, a single middle-aged reporter living there, continues to search for stories, even after waking up with symptoms one day. As a public service, she turns the camera on herself for the first time in her career, documenting her condition and recording the sights and sounds of the afflicted city on her way to the hospital. Unfortunately, every place she reaches has a long queue. With her remaining strength, she brings herself to Quiapo Church, the site frequented by many pilgrims in dire situations.

Haami 2(bn)

In the world of Haami, there's no anger, rivalry, talking bad, feeling low; there's only joy uninterrupted. The sequel focuses on reality television shows which often create undue pressure on children.

Andragogy(id)

Prani is a middle-aged schoolteacher known for her unwavering ethics, and her creative punishments — called “reflections” — earn her admiration from her colleagues and respect from her pupils. When she sees someone cutting in line at a popular coconut-cake stand, she fearlessly speaks out against the injustice. Her deed takes an unexpected turn, however, when a vlogger posts a video of her, which goes viral, gets misinterpreted, and unleashes a wave of online criticism. Prani's reputation and chances of securing the vice principal position she aspires to are suddenly at risk, and though her family tries to help her prove her innocence, the situation soon spirals out of control.

Alpha Beta Gamma(hi)

Jai's directorial career is on the uptick, though his marital life is on the rocks and he is trying to move on with his girlfriend Kiara. Mitali Chauhan, his wife, wants a divorce so that she can marry her clever engineer boyfriend Raviraj Varma, who is sober and caring, as against her unpredictable soon-to-be ex-husband. When Jai drops in in March 2020 to talk divorce, Raviraj is in the flat that once used to be Jai and Mitali's house, 'Talli Galli'. Raviraj, realizing that it will be awkward for the estranged couple to discuss divorce in front of him, decides to leave. But before one of the men can make way for the other in Mitali's life, the COVID-19 lockdown intervenes. Now, three horny souls afflicted with the love virus struggle to decide what they want, and at what cost, with nowhere to go but inside. Will they have threesome?

Génération Covid(fr)

In My Room(fr)

Made during confinement, "In My Room" plunges us into the poignant story of a woman at the twilight of her life, through recordings of the director's deceased grandmother. Living rooms become stages where life is performed. Windows become portals to the lives of others.

Die Welt steht still(de)

When the pictures from Bergamo in Italy go around the world in spring 2020, even non-medical people know what the word pandemic means. The previously unknown Coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the planet. Four days later, exit and contact restrictions also apply in Germany. Since then, the life of the Konstanz intensive care physician Dr. Carolin Mellau and her family on their heads. The female doctor becomes a member of the crisis team and is on duty around the clock to prepare the clinic for the impending emergency. As an anesthesiologist intubating those infected with COVID-19, she herself carries a high risk of infection. Meanwhile, her husband Stefan has to cancel his concerts as a musician, is no longer allowed to teach his music students and is suddenly sitting at home without an income. Teenage daughter Luzy is not allowed to see her Swiss boyfriend because the border is closed. She and brother Tim cannot go to school. But the worst case for the family is yet to come.

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 Road Ahead (Where do we go from here?) Director's cut(en)

Leo gets abducted and carried around in the trunk of a car. The man who is holding him captive has a sinister plan. He gets Leo to bury corpses for him. In the process, Leo gets to speak with his ego and gets glimpses of his higher self. Will Leo get out of this alive?

Untact(ko)

Sung-hyun returns after 3-years of studying abroad. All alone in a 14-day self-quarantine, he begins to watch the vlogs of Soo-jin, the woman he was dating before he left. Each wonders if they should reconnect.

Exposure(en)

A photographer must finish the last roll of 35mm photographic film left on Earth.

Sick(el)

Covid-19 quarantine in spring 2020. She’s isolated in her flat in L.A. He’s isolated in his flat in Athens. They’re both killing time on the internet, doing silly things lovers do. Their internment into their flats becomes a psychedelic space spinning round and round and round. A punk romance in the heart of the pandemic lockdown.

Grey Elephant(en)

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

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.

Tale and Corona(mk)

This is a story about the resilience of the human spirit during a pandemic. Little Tale, a great lover of film art, is infected with corona virus and is fighting for his life. Using the strength of the movie characters he adores, he gathers strength and resists the disease. The fairy Corona helps him and becomes his friend.

Miss Informed(en)

Despite the rising stakes between losing healthcare workers and insufficient wage, a female nurse is determined to aid the victims of COVID-19 until she reaches her breaking point when a survivor is disillusioned about the recent news headlines.

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.