As This Happens
Documentary Film
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Twelve Mexicans around the world document their lives during lockdown. They film their day by day with any available devices during the first wave of the pandemic crisis of 2020. We understood even less than we do now, but even so, were certain that we were witnessing a historical event.
Some of them do it from the privilege of an almost total lockdown; dealing with loneliness or with unwanted company. Others are forced to confront their fears in order to keep their jobs; some of them must face the virus on the front line.
As This Happens raises the question of what can be learned from those early days when the pandemic was raging: a time when survival depended on confinement, in order to find reasons to help us stay together.
Characters
Julieta (35) is a single mother to Alonso (3) and an intensive care doctor. During a period of time she gets away from her son to treat patients with the virus. She is afraid but has a small, intense reason to fight hard…
Quique (33) is a freelance filmmaker whose projects were all canceled. He has type 1 diabetes but is lucky to be locked down with his wife Sam (32), who’s supporting the family by working as an online kindergarten teacher.
Andrés (35) went to Osaka, Japan to study and lives with his very cool girlfriend Ryoko (32), who practices yoga and learns to play the ukulele while Andrés confirms his feelings that he wants to spend the rest of his life with her.
BELÉN (29) lives in Canada with her girlfriend RACHEL (30) in a house with five other people. While she misses her family and friends in Mexico, she’s making the best of this lockdown to get in physical and emotional shape and recover from a fairly complicated stage of her life...
ALDO (30) and his wife SARA (41) recently gave birth to their first child LORENZO (1) and moved to Pordenone, Italy with Sara’s family. Being locked down with his in-laws is not ideal for Aldo. However, he’s not working in an office: He’s watching Lorenzo grow, rapping beats for him before his nap.
Kattia (49) who, in Lisbon, refurbishes her apartment even if IKEA instructions say you need two people for some tasks.
BETO (34) lives in Amsterdam in a 28m² apartment. He hates exercising as much as washing fruits and vegetables but seeing cars drive keeps him calm.
OPHELIA (51) who lives with her family in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. They miss going to church but attend ceremonies through TV.
GODOY (32) who, thanks to his two dogs, can leave his house to take a walk in the park…
LULÚ (49) in Drakensberg, South Africa is worried she won’t be able to cover the expenses of a hundred horses and sheep that are part of the travel lodge she runs…
MARCO (34) is in Auckland, New Zealand with his boyfriend FLETCHER (34) trying to adjust to the changes and complications of working from home.
EVERARDO (31) is a cargo pilot that flies nonstop, sleeps in different hotel rooms and flies through desolated airports but still feels pretty stuck…
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The stage we’re in
With the movie’s final cut, we have a pending postproduction process to homogenize sound and image, considering it’s a multi format documentary. We’re looking for allies to join as co-producers of the film.
Next Steps
- Allies & Finance
- Sound Design and mix
- Original Music
- Image Post Production
