Unordinary Sane
Released early on remission during the COVID-19 pandemic, a former prisoner joins her grandmother on a walk that slowly leads her toward an unexpected reckoning with the past she thought she had left behind.
Planet Lockdown
Planet Lockdown is a documentary on the situation the world finds itself in. We spoke to some of the brightest and bravest minds in the world including epidemiologists, scientists, doctors, lawyers, protesters a statesman and a prince. These brave souls had the courage to speak truth against all odds and inspire us to do the same. We must have the courage to overcome our fears. Once we do, it gets easier every time.
Pandamned
For the past two years, the world population has been under the spell of the coronavirus. Emergency regimes have been established, civil liberties have been dismantled, surveillance programs were being installed and an unprecedented global vaccination program has been rolled out. Are we doing the right thing, or did we make a deal with the devil in exchange for a benefit? Through critical voices from various areas of expertise, PANDAMNED attempted for the first time to paint the whole picture and shed light on the darkness. It has become a relentless stocktaking of our time, which global organizations, governments and big tech companies would have preferred to prevent. Documentary maker Marijn Poels takes the viewer on an enlightening journey through the emerging absurd world of the "New Normal" and how we can still prevent it.
The Introverted Loneliness of Roxanne Shaker
An agoraphobic longs for the outside world.
Inhalation
After society collapses under a toxic atmosphere, a lone survivor breaks into an abandoned house in search of supplies, only to discover she isn't alone.
Teddy Show: A Lockdown Story
After New Zealand goes into lockdown, eight-year-old Meiling stays with her grandfather Richard, and together they turn a simple bear hunt game into heartwarming Teddy Shows that rekindle joy and connection within their isolated community.
Viewpoint
When pandemic job loss leaves Dinesh clinging to outdated social norms, his wife’s new role as breadwinner forces him to confront his insecurities—until a friend’s perspective helps him see that it’s not his manhood at stake, but simply the changing times.
Log in Belgium
“To me films are an imaginary world where emotion comes into play.” YOO Teo traveled to Belgium to make his movie but he ended up being locked down due to COVID-19. This film is about his 15-days of quarantine in Antwerp Hotel fighting for his movie and loneliness. He also depicted his most personal story. This is the debut film of YOO Teo both as the star and the director.
Jailbird
A young boy in Australia attempts to cope with the Covid-19 lockdown all alone in his apartment.
Life in Lockdown
In this claymation, Lili Giacobino wanted to explore the subject of isolation and boredom in lockdown and how to use creativity to connect or reconnect with the outside world.
Together in isolation: the lockdown of the Faroe Islands
For almost one hundred days the Faroe Islands - a small and isolated Atlantic nation - were under the initial lockdown, struggling together to avoid fatal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.