Lockdown Stories

Fri, Sept 3, PROG – 2

Since last one year a lot has changed all over the world, few new terms have surfaced, we have explored new ways to survive, and now a new normal seems to be steering our lives. This mix package of six short films portrays some relatable stories and moments from those days. These films show the challenges of social isolation, but at the same time reaffirm the invincible human spirit.

QUEER FEAR
Dir: Carla Elizabeth Hernandez
5 min | 2020 | Canada | English | Documentary Short

An emotional breakdown followed by a global pandemic, forced Carla to sit in isolation with her thoughts after years of avoiding them. Realizing now more than ever how important self care is, she begins looking for the answers to accept her sexual identity she had been avoiding all these years.

GERMINATION
Dir: Mitchell Bueno
10 min | 2020 | USA | English | Narrative Short

A trans artist is faced with the fear of running out of testosterone, and how that impacts his art while in quarantine.

THE SILENCE THAT YOU DO(O Silêncio Que Você Faz)
Dir: Evandro Souza
22 min | 2021 | Brazil | Portuguese | Narrative Short

Eduardo is in social isolation due to the pandemic. With an exhausting and inert routine, aggravated by a great loss, he gradually isolates himself not only from the outside world, but from himself.

LOVE X BITES
Dirs: Yupar Momo, M. Noe
18 min | 2020 | Myanmar | Burmese |Narrative Short

During Covid19 outbreak, two women enter the quarantine at a hotel and share a room. Soon, sexual tensions flare up and they find themselves in a passionate affair. But a dark secret is about to rupture this bliss.

IT’LL BE OVER SOON
Dir: Benjamin Rigby
11 min | 2020 | Australia, USA | English | Narrative Short

When the pandemic hits, two men are forced to evaluate their unexpected long-distance relationship.

BEAT 97
Dir: Washington Calegari
12 min | 2020 | Brazil | Portuguese | Narrative Short

Alvaro has been quarantined for 97 days without leaving home, and uses delivery apps to order everything he needs. When the delivery man arrives at the building with another meal, an unexpected situation imposes a difficult decision on Alvaro.