A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland

Game Over?

November 2020 •English

This documentary shows how one of the biggest youth theatres in Europe dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dis/Informed

August 2021 •English

Are conspiracy theorists just "dumb"? What links anti-vax sentiment and QAnon? Disinformation expert Dr. Charles Kriel and director Katharina Gellein Viken go on the road to find out why yoga moms have fallen for conspiracy theory during the pandemic. The answers are not what you might think.

Christmas In Florida

November 2021 •English

A canceled Thanksgiving parade and no options professionally or personally, Kimberly DiPersia and Alex R. Wagner decide it would be a perfect opportunity to travel to Florida.

Life on the move

January 2021 •English

In his first heartfelt documentary, Jack Belhumeur takes the viewer on a ride, navigating the trials and tribulations of life as an essential worker far from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It Takes a Circus

December 2020 •English

Eighteen-year-old Aaliyah flies on aerial silks. Her 16-year-old cousin Bre twirls on hoops. They dream of escaping the violence that marred their young lives. Their possible ticket out is the after-school program Trenton Circus Squad. Now that Covid-19 has changed everything, will the circus and the girls’ dreams survive?

Sars-CoV-2: O Tempo da Pandemia

October 2021 •Portuguese

Seven doctors and public health specialists accept the mission to fight the pandemic, working voluntarily. This unforeseen task in the careers of Paulo Chapchap, Maurício Ceschin, Gonzalo Vecina, Drauzio Varella, Sidney Klajner, Eugênio Vilaça and Pedro Barbosa is commented on by them. In addition to following this committee, the documentary brings reports from frontline professionals, working in São Paulo and Manaus, about the experience of going to Covid-19 to take care of patients and the elderly.

Zero to Zero

October 2021 •English

With many Covid-19 patients battling for their lives, a hospital faces its toughest challenge ever. Exclusive frontline access reveals the staff and patients' resilience in the face of this new enemy.

My Courtyard

November 2021 •English

During the pandemic, a 14 year old boy remains stuck in his school dormitory while his mother tries to contact him.

Conversations Between Shifts

October 2021 •English

A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and Illinois Nurses Association union meetings, Jeanette navigates what it means to be a nurse and a human during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patients de seconde zone?

January 2024 •French

State of Emergency

August 2020 •Japanese

An omnibus film consisting of 4 short films and a documentary related to COVID-19.

Chef en pandémie

November 2020 •French

Coronation

August 2020 •Chinese

As the first city hit in the global pandemic, Wuhan, with a population of 11 million, was placed under an unprecedented lockdown. The film showcases the incredible speed and power of China’s state machinery in its fight against the virus. On the other side of the scale is the crushing bureaucracy of that same machine.

Netīrā zona 2. Nāves pļauja

December 2021 •Latvian

A look behind the scenes during the Covid-19 pandemic in Latvia. The documentary gives an insight about what goes on in the so called "Dirty Zone" - the area in the hospital where people suffering from infectious diseases are held. A continuation of "Netīrā zona" which was released by the Latvian National Television in January 2021.

The Walls of Bergamo

February 2023 •Italian

In the first few months of 2020, huge swathes of Northern Italy were hit by a new virus. The town of Bergamo and its province was to become the epicentre of this pandemic.

Soviet Submarine

August 2021 •English

On March 26th, 2020, seven boys locked themselves in a house for 48 hours, with only potatoes, bread, and red light for survival. Watch the chaos unfold and tension rise between the comrades as they struggle to find a cure before it's too late.

Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP

January 2024 •English

In the midst of a catastrophic steel industry collapse, a remarkable grassroots community effort leads to a national healthcare program that helps more than 200 million children...and counting.

Abdzé Wede´Õ – Vírus não tem cura?

December 2021 •Portuguese

The documentary reveals the impact of the Coronavirus on one of the indigenous but affected by the disease in the country. Narrated in first person by Divino, which highlights the desperate struggle of his village, Sangradouro, east of Mato Grosso, to survive the most tragic epidemic known by the Xavante nation. Crossed with archival material and images captured during a pandemic, the film seeks to relate a traumatic past with the reality of Covid-19.

The Panola Project

January 2022 •English

Highlighting the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama safe from COVID-19, The Panola Project chronicles how an often-overlooked rural Black community came together in creative ways to survive.

Jackson

June 2016 •English

With a single abortion clinic remaining in the state of Mississippi, the city of Jackson has become ground zero in the nation's battle over reproductive health-care. Jackson is an intimate portrait of the interwoven lives of three women in this town. Wrought with the racial and religious undertones of the Deep South, the lives of two women are deeply affected by the director of the local pro-life crisis pregnancy center and the movement she represents.