Filmed in isolation, this narrative anthology series features both dark and funny takes on how people strive to stay connected while staying apart. For most of this year, the world stayed connected through digital mediums on computers and cellphones as a virus drove entire nations, including South Africa, indoors in an effort to save lives.
Zoom chats, WhatsApp video calls, social media timelines - this was how we lived our lives for the better part of 2020. It's hard to imagine that you would want to relive that with Netflix's experimental anthology seriesProduced, cast and filmed entirely remotely, its first season shares eight short stories from quarantine told entirely through the digital lens. It's going to hit close to home and for some, it might be too much of a stressful trigger to watch.
However, the sad and sometimes funny stories also offer a certain emotional catharsis that will make you cry all the tears you have possibly been hoarding during this difficult time. While very much skewed towards the American public with the inclusion of Black Lives Matter stories, there remains a universal humanity that allows us to grieve the loss of 2020 collectively.
The stories cover a recovering alcoholic trying to remain sober alone in lockdown, a family that butts heads over their father's digital funeral, a single mother who tries to work and look after her child at the same time, couples struggling to cope with the pandemic and young people navigating their lives in the face of countrywide unrest and racism.
At least one or more of the scenarios will resonate with your life. While it's all scripted and professional actors are used, the use of the digital tools, similar to horrorgives it a sad authenticity. Only when you recognise some famous faces do you remember that these are performances created byproducer Hilary Weisman Graham.
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