On March 9, 2020, MINSA (Panamanian Ministry of Health) announced the first case of COVID-19 in Panama. This 20-minute documentary short film portrays ten stories of people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic in Panama and are finally forced to live on the streets. The new Normality was established. But how is the new Normality for these people?
Credits
Direction and production: Albus Studio.
Interviewees: Rubina Perla Méndez ,Elmer Enrique Narváez, Clementacio Moreno Vargas, Manuel Bedoya, Isidro Dequiac, Marlon Luis Gomez, Gerardo Pinto, Alexander Perez, Marlon Luis Momg, Arturo López Mino, Rodolfo Abraham Nelson.
Script: Albus Studio.
Recording and photographing the interviewees: Eduardo Tovar, Juan Eduardo Martinez, Carlos Matute.
Recording and photography of Panama in a pandemic: Eduardo Tovar.
Editing, Assembly and Color Grading: Eduardo Tovar.
Art direction and design: Albus Studio.
Music: Into Black by Bob Bradley & Thomas Balmforth, Radar Decay by Pete Davis, Wake The Stars by Philip Guyler.
Screening: Eduardo Tovar, Juan Eduardo Martinez, Carlos Alberto Matute.
Transcription and Translation: Briana George , Subtitles: Eduardo Tovar.
Twitter campaign: Iveth Herrera.
News in order of appearance: International: FTV News China. (2020, Enero 23) , CNBC News. (2020,Enero 30) Mystery Virus , Euronews. (2020,Enero 27) El Coronavirus sigue extendiéndose., Euronews. (2020, Enero 28) Primer caso en suelo europeo, Antena 3 Noticias. (2020, febrero 25) , NPR News. (2020, Marzo 11 ) Trump Suspends All Travel From Europe For 30 Days To Combat COVID-19, WHO. (2020, Marzo 11 ) WHO characterizes COVID-19 as a pandemic.
Nacional: Ministerio de Salud de Panama. (2020, Marzo 9 ) Panamá confirma primer caso de COVID 19, TVN Noticias. (2020, Marzo 24) Presidente Cortizo anuncia cuarentena total. Agencia EFE. (2020, Marzo 25) Calles desiertas en el primer día de cuarentena total en Panamá por COVID-19. CNN en Español. (2020, Abril 1) Presidente de Panamá pide a la región unidad contra el coronavirus. Eco Tv Panama. (2020, Marzo 17) COVID-19 golpea actividades económicas de Panamá y del mundo | En Contexto. Telemetro.com. (2020, Julio 18) Tasa de desempleo en Panamá podría aumentar de 14 a 20% a causa de la pandemia. TVN Noticias. (2020, Julio 19) Indigencia y COVID-19 una combinación letal.
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This documentary was made on the assigned days and under all the sanitary protocol recommended by the National Authorities. None of the participants or team was exposed. All those interviewed in the documentary signed an informed consent and were paid for being filmed and telling their story. Cisne Negro Media is not responsible or connected to actions, comments or relationships that any of its collaborators maintain.
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