Episodes

1. Ladj Ly

Buzz sends his drone over Montfermeil and captures the contrasts brought about by the lockdown, in a nod to the director's 2019 film "Les Misérables."

2. Paolo Sorrentino

In Rome, two lonely figures meet, flirt and ponder a lifetime of social distancing. But can romance survive when they butt little plastic heads?

3. Rachel Morrison

A filmmaker composes a loving, lyrical tone poem to her son and hopes that he'll remember the everyday magic of being 5 during an extraordinary time.

4. Pablo Larraín

A man, who lives in a nursing home, video conferences a former girlfriend from decades ago and professes his never-ending love for her.

5. Rungano Nyoni

Candid images — and even more candid text messages — capture a couple's crumbling relationship and humorous attempts at connection during lockdown.

6. Natalia Beristain

A young, determined child in isolation tries everything she can to keep herself entertained and occupied at her home.

7. Sebastian Schipper

A man dealing with the day-to-day monotony of life in lockdown finds unexpected company in this short film that was shot solo over a single weekend.

8. Naomi Kawase

During Japan's state of emergency, the pandemic spurs a boy to contemplate human life on Earth in an impressionistic film shot in Nara.

9. David Mackenzie

Snapshots of a Glasgow teen's life under lockdown seize on the tedium and strangeness, flights of imagination, and fleeting moments of connection.

10. Maggie Gyllenhaal

As a mysterious virus attacks the solar system, one man attempting to survive in solitude struggles to maintain the simple comforts he once knew.

11. Nadine Labaki and Khaled Mouzanar

Trapped in a room together with her toy unicorn, little Mayroun conjures up an imaginary world that gets scarier by the minute.

12. Antonio Campos

Two sequestered women's sensible caution spikes into full-blown fear after their daughter discovers a mysterious, unconscious stranger at the shore.

13. Johnny Ma

A man shares a glimpse of life during isolation in Mexico and makes dumplings in a heartfelt video letter to his mom, who might never watch it.

14. Kristen Stewart

Stuck at home. Suffering from insomnia. Taunted by crickets. In an exhausted haze between waking and sleep, a young woman tries to turn off her brain.

15. Gurinder Chadha

In a loving look at her family's life in lockdown, the director uses the unexpected gift of time to connect with her kids and grieve for loved ones lost.

16. Sebastián Lelio

A woman sings about surviving life in quarantine as she cleans, dances and muses about how the pandemic affects humanity.

17. Ana Lily Amirpour

One woman's seemingly serene bike ride highlights a hauntingly deserted but eerily captivating Los Angeles during the 2020 lockdown.

Overview

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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