Premieres Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 at 9:30 p.m. & Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Nov. 22 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand
The Quarantine Film Challenge is a filmmaking contest run by the Film Consortium San Diego where filmmakers from within San Diego County, across the United States of America, and throughout the globe are invited to participate. Filmmakers are asked to write, edit, shoot and submit an under 5-minute film based on or inspired by their experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
A preview of The Quarantine Film Challenge - a filmmaking contest run by the Film Consortium San Diego where Filmmakers from within San Diego County, across the United States of America, and throughout the globe are invited to participate. Filmmakers are asked to write, edit, shoot and submit an under 5-minute film based on or inspired by their experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Animated World: A group of fun animated shorts from the Quarantine Film Challenge include selections from around the world. Enjoy an animated short that accompanies an Edgar Allen Poe-esque poem about the pandemic; a COVID-themed animated parody of Mad Max; and claymation movie about all the countries working together to defeat coronavirus, and more!
Courtesy of Film Consortium San Diego
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Creativity at Max: Watch a group of creative films on the challenges of the pandemic. Enjoy a film about a robot who meets the love of its life after traveling the world; a noir parody about a bartender who feels her mixology talents are being abused by her parents; a short film about kids being stuck at home and messing with their Dad’s zoom meeting; and a montage about a couple stuck in quarantine with their baby.
Courtesy of Aaron Barry / Film Consortium San Diego
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Quarantine Film Challenge 30 Minute Compilation: A selection of the winners of Film Consortium San Diego’s Quarantine Film Challenge. This 30 minutes compilation of short films highlights life during the pandemic both locally and from countries all over the world.
Courtesy of João Conde / Film Consortium San Diego
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Local: These short films offer takes on life in San Diego, Calif. during the pandemic. Enjoy a short about all the different meals people eat during quarantine; an adorable little girl tells us what she knows and how she feels about the pandemic; and a montage about San Diego shot on Super 8 film.
Courtesy of Emily Fleet / Film Consortium San Diego
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Pulling the Heartstrings: Three short films from Brazil, Iran and Bolivia highlight the humanity that was found during the pandemic. Enjoy a short from a filmmaker sending a birthday message to his little sister; a woman describing what it’s like to notice the beauty in little things; and a nurse surprising her daughter with a birthday message.
Courtesy of Thierry Denis / Film Consortium San Diego
