The Filmmakers

In order of appearance:

Tristan G.

The Five Stages, 5:30
In this film Tristan plays 5 diffraction personas all based on the five stages of grief. This film also is a fantastic lesson in film making and shows what only one person can do. The message of the film is to show that anyone can go through these emotions in any situation. The use of different personalities is to show each of the five stages.

AJ M. & JJ T.

Life in Quarantine, 6:11
This Film is made by Aj and his partner JJ, and is a dive into the struggle of Covid in quarantine from their point of view. They believe that it is important to know how others are struggling during this time. This is because it can help you see this from another's eyes and help understand that many people have handled this time in quarantine differently. In their film, they have added scenes explaining how covid has effected how they are able to experience the outside world. Also they explain the limited exercise they receive during this time from a few scenes during a period after school.

Harley M.

Covidism, 4:00
This is a film which represents one of the hundred of covid experiences we all had. The message behind this film is that covid has been very hard for some of us, that many people have isolated themselves from the world, not just because of the covid, but also because of how lonely they felt. The colors play a lot with the characters’ feelings as used in the video, blue for sadness and loneliness and red for anger and disappointment. All scenes in the movie are well thought out to represent the whole mood of desperation and loneliness, the acting also supports the main message of the film.

Alev D.

Pandemics and the Arts, 4:27
Throughout modern history, there have been many pandemics that have been followed by a renaissance in the arts; the film “Pandemics and the Arts: poses the question: After Covid 19, will there be another renaissance? Director/writer Alev D’Amour compiles examples of the innovations in art that followed The Bubonic Plague and The Spanish Flu and compares these devastating plagues to the current pandemic, providing examples of how people’s creativity hasn’t been hampered during this lockdown. Alev’s intention with this film is to present a positive outlook for when this pandemic ends and to inspire people to create art.

Brys M.

Untitled, Time
The film shows what a little help in a community can do for everyone. It also shows the work that small groups of people can accomplish. Fear and apathy to getting the vaccine as it varies per person.

Caleb W.

Thank You, 4:37
The director of this film is from China and he has not seen his friends and family since the covid outbreak. Therefore, he included all his friends and family to speak upon in this film and thank the Hospital workers. This Film is made to thank the front-line workers who helped fight the Pandemic. The film is assembled of interviews, and footage of the hardworking medical staff. The main goal was to thank these medical workers and their dedication to saving lives. This piece was created because, during COVID 19, not enough credit has been given to these frontline workers. Everyone has heard of this virus, and it has limited us from meeting people, eating out, and giving hugs. 2.66 million people have unfortunately passed away since the pandemic hit on the last day of 2019. As everyone is putting on their masks, keeping social distance, our medical staff have worked non-stop days and nights to save as many lives as possible. Some have not seen their families since, scared to infect them.