Covid-19

Mojo Report Explores Work in the COVID Era

Philip Bromwell is one of the leaders in the mobile journalism field. Like many reporters, Bromwell has filed a number stories on the impact of COVID. A few months ago we featured his “Jack’s Story” about a teenager’s encounter with the pandemic. Now, the Irish journalist is back with “Christmas 2020: Dublin Airport,” which explores feelings…

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Child’s Point of View Sheds Light on the Pandemic

Savvy filmmakers often borrow literary devices to tell their stories. For example, a few weeks ago we showcased “Oreb,” which used personification to picture Rome in the time of Covid. With “Ghosts,” Diego Escobar and Natalia Varela employ a child’s point of view to capture the pandemic in El Salvador. An interview with the imaginative and resource…

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FaceTime Movie Finds Laughter in the Covid Lockdown

During the Covid era, Necessity has given birth to many inventive movies. For obvious reasons these are often dark. But comedic storytellers have long known that humor can be discovered in the worst of times. And so we give you Philip Pugh’s very funny FaceTime movie, “The Maroon Jumper.” The director, based in Birmingham, England,…

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Retrofusion Sci-fi Flick “Unlockdown” Wins Corman Quarantine Prize

There is a rare bright spot amidst the unrelentingly horrible Covid-19 news: the flowering of limited- location, short movies. Filmmakers around the world, working in many genres, have beendocumenting life during this pandemic. A memorable example is Sebastien Liebus’s “Unlockdown,” which took the top prize at the Corman Quarantine Film Festival. Liebus lives in a…

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“Home/Body” Captures the Weirdness of Life in the Covid-19 Era

It’s not easy to get people to agree on anything. But there does seem to be consensus that we’re living in strange times. Which makes the strange and wonderful “Home/Body” a perfect viewing choice. Created for the Roger Corman Quarantine Film Festival, this two-minute movie was directed by Dylan Hillerman and produced by Julia Reodica. The…

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Uplifting Mobile Docudrama Brings the Supermarket Home

Who can count the ways that Covid-19 has changed our lives? While it’s easy to dwell on the negatives, people around the world are coming up with inventive alternatives to the old ways. For a touching example, we bring you “We made a supermarket at home for my 87 year old mum.” This four-minute docudrama was…

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