The effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of Guyanese is among the main issues on the minds of budding filmmakers who have submitted short films for the “592 48 Hour Film Challenge” that has been organised by the Timehri Film Festival and Bent Street Films.
Not surprisingly, the pandemic features in most of the 11 entries that have been submitted for the challenge, which required that the entrants completed their projects within 48 hours.
The short films that have been submitted are: FAITH, De Fuss Five Minutes, I Can’t Breathe, Home School, DETACHED, FREE, The Robber, Mi Casa, Manic, ANXIETY and Inside Inside. FAITH, which is about a man (Joel Profit) caring for his younger brother (Stephon Fraser) after he is infected with COVID-19 and his religious faith, was written and directed by Dexter Copeland, who is also the visual editor of the short.
