Peter Hedges' journal of a plague year features a diverse ensemble of gifted actors — including Mary-Louise Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Sandra Oh — who were filmed remotely.
consisted of five interlocking monologues centering on characters affected by the pandemic as well as the Trump presidency. Now writer-director Hedges adds his take on the subject, with a series of poignant vignettes focusing on a variety of people whose lives were upended during the past year and a half.
Hedges took all precautions in filming more than two dozen actors. All were filmed in their own homes or workplaces, using cellphones, computers and Zoom formats that an expert technical crew helped the actors navigate. Hedges devised the script, inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s 19, which consists of vignettes that each involve two or three characters, with one of them leading into a new story with a new character, who then takes us forward to the next vignette.
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