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    New Strains
    ABOUT THE PROJECT

    LOGLINE
    As a mysterious new variant of a growing pandemic emerges, a squabbling couple in lockdown starts acting like children.

    SYNOPSIS
    As a mysterious new variant of a growing pandemic emerges, a squabbling couple in lockdown starts acting like children. Shot entirely on a hi-8 camera by an actual married couple during the New York City Spring 2020 lockdown, present and memory blur in this surreal portrait of privilege, intimacy and commitment.


    PROJECT TYPE Narrative Feature

    DIRECTOR Artemis Shaw
    SCREENWRITER Artemis Shaw, Prashanth Kamalakanthan
    PRODUCER Artemis Shaw

    WEBSITE artemisshaw.com