DOCUMENTARY: Everything Is Different Now: Portrait of a Pandemic
This film is a compilation of written stories, photographs, and videos developed by a group of passionate New York City high school students, documenting their personal experiences during the pandemic.
Young adults from the program RISE Shore Corps worked with professional writers, filmmakers, and photographers to learn to write and photograph their own personal experiences during the pandemic to capture a moment in time, unlike any other.
All of this work was done in the midst of the pandemic over the summer of 2020, through a series of remote classes and outdoor sessions with professional mentors: writing coach Amy Sultan, photographer Matthew Septimus, and film editor Nick Nehez.
The final film premiered at Rockaway Film Festival in November 2020, where it was virtually screened to the public for all to enjoy.
Special thanks to everyone who contributed to the film including Sam Henriques, LaFrae Sci, Amy Sultan, Matthew Septimus, Nick Nehez, and Daniel Borrero.
Check out the documentary: Everything Is Different Now: Portrait of a Pandemic and Q&A (below) with the filmmakers.