Donna Gigliotti( ‘Hidden Figures’, ‘Silver Lining Playbook,’ and ‘Let Me In’) and Donnie Yen (‘Rogue One,’ ‘Hero,’ and ‘Ip Man’) will be producing a film that is focused on the early days of COVID-19.
‘Wuhan! Wuhan!’ will be co-director by Gong Cheng ( ‘A Bite of China,’ ‘Voice of the Earth’) and Yung Chang (‘Up the Yangtze,’ ‘China Heavyweight’). This is what the filmmakers had to say about the film,
“Told through unprecedented access and intense, heart-wrenching cinéma vérité, this film is testament to the universality of peoples’ collective pandemic experience, demonstrating that no matter what country, no one is immune to disease and that people, as a human species, share the same humanity in our struggle to survive.”
The films has already started shooting and will be capturing surreal footage and telling true stories of the frontlines health workers.
The directors began shooting in Wuhan, along with a production team of approximately 30 people, in the early spring of this year, “capturing surreal footage” and attempting to tell the true stories of the frontline health workers who were battling the virus. The characters portrayed include a volunteer driver who gives free rides to the medical workers every day; a barber who volunteers to serve medical workers for free; a vlogger who delivers medicine to patients; a psychotherapist who offers patients psychological counseling; a medical waste disposal supervisor; a couple who keep their private clinic running; and the doctors from emergency rooms, who are trying to save patients’ lives.
“The film will show how people fight, how they live, and how they love when disaster strikes,” Luo said. “We believe that every audience will witness the faith and hope throughout Wuhan! Wuhan!“
Thoughts
This sound like a documentary that needs to be made due to the importance of the subject matter and right now everything is looking good, hopefully, we will get no delays for this Documentary and everyone working stays healthy. What are your thoughts on this news of a documentary focusing on COVID-19?
Let me know in the comments below.
Source: The Holywood Reporter
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