
2020. The coronavirus epidemic is in full swing. The authorities in most countries around the world decide to isolate their citizens and close most public places. The main character of the film is a young actor named Danil, whose theater has been closed for quarantine. Like most creative people, he is forced to sit at home without money, work, or fulfillment, but with the hope that it will all end soon.
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4.0Beijing, China, 2020. Empty streets, mandatory masks, checkpoints, the entire state apparatus used to impose severe restrictions on population movements. An entire country quarantined to fight a fierce epidemic…
0.0Confessions of people who have lost their sight during their lives. What are their feelings and how do they view their apparent handicap?
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8.0Vitor 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.
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6.0The choral work of 57 directors and filmmakers who tell stories of Milan at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
0.0Hacking at Leaves documents artist and hazmat-suit aficionado Johannes Grenzfurthner as he attempts to come to terms with the United States' colonial past, Navajo tribal history, and the hacker movement. The story hones in on a small tinker space in Durango, Colorado, that made significant contributions to worldwide COVID relief efforts. But things go awry when Uncle Sam interferes with the film's production.
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