Film Maker and Emmy / Prism Nominated Director Abbey LeVine
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COVID POV: By Abbey LeVine – Swirl Studios
Please Take 5 minutes to watch the Proof-Of-Concept Video for the film:
The Premise:
Around March 13th…
The world paused and an unprecedented global reset started. Since then, humanity has come together to survive a historic pandemic, which some are calling “the great equalizer.” Isolation ruptured communities and severed connections. Our points of view became myopic.
COVID POV explores the day-to-day experiences of families and individuals struggling and succeeding through the pressures of the COVID – 19 pandemic. Told through raw, self-shot experiences over 60 days, contributors from all over the world offer their insights, emotions, and opinions through these altered times. We face what happens when people are forced to be stripped down to the most basic needs, like food and safety, and how race, gender, and class impact our allegedly shared experience.
When the dust settles, have we gained a new sense of connection, or has isolation actually made us more divided than ever?
The Purpose:
COVID POV is shot on individual’s phones and told with their voice. We are digging deep into thousands of minutes of raw, unique footage sent to us by our worldwide contributors over 60 days in quarantine. We have chosen 20 main stories that tell the REAL STRUGGLES and the HOPE of this pandemic.
COVID POV captures what it’s like to live this historical pandemic through the eyes of all races, genders, the rich, the poor, business owners, farmers, moms, dads, front line workers. Each POINT OF VIEW has an emotionally raw,authentic, sense that reallymakes you value the human race and how unpredictable life can be. It is our responsibility to leave stories of the pandemic behind for all future generations. We started filming March 15, 2020.
It is possible that this film could have sequels from post-quarantine and if we should get re-quarantined.
The Stats:
24 Female Filmmakers participated in this riveting film. 12 of whom are mothers, 4 are solo mommas and 6 are immune-compromised.
71 film contributors REPRESENTING:
- 9 US States
- 10 Countries
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