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Forced into a period of reflection, anonymous voices detail how the UK's first lockdown confronted them with their inner demons and desires.
Overview
In this experimental documentary, we take a retrospective look at the collective mental shifts that occurred in the first UK lockdown. Narrated by a patchwork quilt of anonymous voices - self-recorded from within their isolation during the first lockdown. Each person describes how this enforced pause has led them to view the world in a new light.
Future Film Festival 2022
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