Title: Distances
Synopsis: With the outbreak of the coronavirus, it’s not hard to notice what measures people are taking to keep themselves from infection, perhaps the most prominent ones being quarantine, isolation, and social distancing. “Distance” is a recurring theme in the timeline of the viral outbreak: be it the proximity between the coastal metropolis and ground zero of the outbreak, or the physical and emotional gaps between people nowadays, kept consciously or subconsciously in the paranoia from the pandemic. The documentary looks through the lens of a student in his daily routine under the ongoing pandemic, and explores the distances between us and the virus, acquaintances and other subjects.
Conceptboard link: https://app.conceptboard.com/board/cr8p-27oh-d23t-4gz8-475a
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Appreciate that you are beginning to think spatially in terms of changes to human interactions under the pandemic. To further this topic, it would be useful for your documentary to offer another layer of insight. Consider researching articles or publications on new changes to spatial design due to covid-19, to push your critical thinking of this narrative.