Pandemic 2020

As the news of Covid-19 broke, no one knew what to expect. Shot in 21 countries, personal stories from the extraordinary first year of the virus that is changing our world.

Red Zones

This series gives access to the “red areas” of Europe, through the eyes of ordinary people whose lives have been changed dramatically by the global Corona-pandemic. A chorus of voices reveals how the Coronavirus has influenced our psychological and emotional states and has changed the way we live. Italy, that has been one of the hardest hit in Europe by the pandemic is the first port of call in the series, then the focus moves to the rest of the continent, with stories that repeat themselves and yet change in the various countries as different cultures react in various ways to the challenges to our health, work, education, and economy. Pain, anger, fear. But also the hope and desire to fight and change. The feelings and stories of the people who are struggling to contain the pandemic.

Charité intensiv

Over the course of one winter, this 4-part documentary series observes an intensive care unit at Berlin's Charité hospital, at the height of the pandemic to date. The films offer an intimate insight into a world on the threshold between life and death, unknown to most. Around the clock, the staff on Ward 43 fight to save the lives of those seriously ill with the novel Coronavirus. Up close and without commentary, "Inside Charité: Covid-ICU 43" tells the story of this struggle in a microcosm that knows neither day or night, populated by glaring lights and beeping machines. Despite high-tech intensive care and immense personal dedication, the staff repeatedly come up against the limits of their human abilities. They are confronted with a completely new disease that can damage the entire body and defies tried and tested therapies. Time and again, the experienced doctors and nurses have to accept the inevitable and let their patients go

Le resto d'après

A major revolution is underway in the independent restaurant sector in Quebec. The restaurant after arrives in the kitchens to meet chefs whose lives have been turned upside down overnight by the pandemic... and for the better! Inspiring stories and intimate testimonials that take us behind the scenes of this industry.

Regular Heroes

An eight-episode docuseries highlighting the contributions and personal sacrifices of some of today's most generous individuals who are going above and beyond to support their communities during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Coronavirus, Explained

In 2020, the world changed. This topical series examines the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts to combat it and ways to manage its mental health toll.

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The Viral Delusion

n 2019, the virologists took center stage, and for the first time on film, their methods, miscues and tragedy they have wrought are put under the spotlight, revealing the extraordinary leaps of fantasy buried in their methodology, the contradictions quietly acknowledged in their papers, their desperate effort to change language to justify their findings, the obvious incongruence of their conclusions and the extraordinary stakes for our entire society in whether we continue to blindly follow their lead into a full-scale war against nature itself.

Homemade

Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.

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Glimpses of a Future

Warm up to a different tomorrow with this short docuseries of personal reflections expressed through words, movement & dance. An experimental collaboration between writers and creative movers from around the world during the first covid-19 lockdown, in spring & summer 2020. From visualization to embodiment, from letters of love to sobering realizations, we're reminded in times of extreme uncertainty that a basic human need emerges... that of reimagining the future. Eight stand-alone episodes created together while being apart - in Lebanon, France, Iran, Jordan and the USA.

CHSLD - Au front

While the Covid-19 pandemic is still part of our daily reality, the documentary series CHSLD - AU FRONT anchors, for several months, in the heart of the CHSLD Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci in Montreal. The series bears witness to the dedication of the staff to residents with a loss of autonomy, and takes a sensitive look at the human and social issues they face.

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Alles anders

Covid 19: Świat w zagrożeniu

Vitals

An intense, moving, hopeful portrait of life at a Barcelona hospital over the toughest times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

City So Real

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James’ fascinating and complex portrait of contemporary Chicago delivers a deep, multifaceted look into the soul of a quintessentially American city, set against the backdrop of its history-making 2019 mayoral election, and the tumultuous 2020 summer of COVID-19 and social upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd.

Le printemps le plus long

Scams, ethical dilemmas and Hollywood-worthy scenarios: Éric Bruneau dives behind the scenes of the pandemic and reveals what you didn't know about the management of COVID-19 in the country.

Prif Weinidog mewn Pandemig

A unique insight into the life of Mark Drakeford as he deals with the Covid-19 pandemic.