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After Masks

USA 2021
produced by
Michael Hoog, Brian McCulley, John Crockett, Andrew Burrill, Talia Bella, Rebekah Wiggins, Drea Berg, Tayo Amos, Lindsay Sparks, Jeff Rood for AEC Studios, Thunderbird Films, Blood Brothers Productions, The Collective International, Sparkles Entertainment, Uncle Sammy Productions
directed by Brian McCulley (framing segment, segment Quarantales), Manaal Khan (segment Winners), Rebekah Wiggins (segments Ushering the Light, Clownfish), Tayo Amos (segment Hold On), John Crockett (segment Quarantales)
starring framing segment: Mitchell Hoog, Emelina Adams; segment Winners: Alexandra Rodriguez, Cindy Chavez, Joseph Alfieri, Elvira Barjau, Jackie Moore, Carlena Britch, Matt Rife, Monroe Cline, Sarah Anwer Khan, Santiago Soza; segment Ushering the Light: Drea Berg, Brandon Shaffer, Stefanie Estes, Frances Lee McCain, Bruce R Carter, Steve Corona, Rabbi Joel Sisenwine; segment Hold On: Tayo Amos, Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, Alex Rich, Steven Clark, Danny Chavarriaga, Selita Ebanks, Pari Roehi, Leonard A. Thomas, Auburn Ashley, Roderick Smith jr, Jade Weber; segment Clownfish: Lindsay Sparks, Nicole Tompkins, Issa Lopez (voice), Glenn Thayer (voice); segment Quarantales: Eric Roberts, Eliza Roberts, Aaron Fisher, Krista Allen, Debra Wilson, Michael Welch, Lily Keene, Jason Potter, Ansel Wolf Pierce, Amber Lynn Ashley, Max Talisman, Fabio Rabello, Gretchen Ho, Jarrett Ho, Ted Maritz, Laramie Williams, Brian McCulley, John Crockett, Linda McQuade, Glenn Thayer, Jeremy Cumrine, Bryce Gordon, Zachariah West, Gabriel S Davis, Tyler W. James, Marianne Page, Helen Trencher, Kelvin Doyle
written by Michael Hoog (framing segment), Manaal Khan (segment Winners), Rebekah Wiggins, Ashley Serrao (segment Ushering the Light), Tayo Amos (segment Hold On), Rebekah Wiggins, Lindsay Sparks (segment Clownfish), Brian McCulley (segment Quarantales), music by Taylor Lewin, Clark Rhee, Sara Barone, Lily Maase, Cody Nickel

review by
Mike Haberfelner

So how are different people dealing with the pandemic and all the ramifications, including lockdowns, that come with it?

  • Winners: Arya (Alexandra Rodriguez) just pretends life is going on as usual, even if she has to stay inside for a bit - but her forced optimism makes her all the more vulnerable for bad news ...
  • Ushering the Light: A Jewish couple (Drea Berg, Brandon Shaffer), still reeling from the loss of their son, try to make it through pandemic, including Passover, without the physical support of their family ...
  • Hold on: With the Black Lives Matter movement gaining momentum, young African-American Farida (Tayo Amos) still sees herself faced with systemic racism at work, and with not being able to join any protests due to lockdown, she must find a way to channel her anger ...
  • Clownfish: Jamie (Lindsay Sparks) suffers from both the loss of her husband and the isolation that comes with lockdown, and to cope with the current loneliness, she more and more becomes her deceased partner ...
  • Quarantales: Left on their own and to their own devices, people from all over the country and from various walks of life try to overcome their demons in what turns out to be a months long quarantine, and to finally get their relationship in order (Amber Lynn Ashley) or learn the guitar (Zachariah West), become a standup comedian (Gretchen Ho) or tackling their weight problems (Laramie Williams), as times only wasted if you let it go to waste ...

In parts, After Masks is really hard to watch - and I mean that as a compliment, as it rather accurately portrays these strange times we're still living through, and asks many questions we've probably asking ourselves as well, trying to make sense of our violently altered lives. That goes of course to show the very thoughtful approach of the filmmakers to the movie's subject matter. Now sure, since the topic was covered by a very diverse group of filmmakers, not all stories are equally powerful, and some are more direct, some more metaphorical than others, but in all, it's a very powerful document of our day and age.

 

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