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