Will Covid-19 Kill The Pandemic Movie?

Maybe, but then again, the form has a way of shifting with new information to meet the times. However, it will have to be something other than documentary: “Unless there emerges a bizarre public hunger for films in which tired parents try to connect their tablets to Google Classroom during a phone call with their boss, it is hard to think that anyone will want to watch the reality of this pandemic reflected back at them.” – The Guardian (UK)

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