Locals (Quarantine Film Challenge)
Special | 10m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
These short films offer takes on life in San Diego, CA during the pandemic.
These short films offer takes on life in San Diego, CA during the pandemic: Enjoy a short about all the different meals people eat during quarantine: an adorable little girl tells us what she knows and how she feels about the pandemic, and a montage about San Diego shot on Super 8 film.
Film Consortium TV is a local public television program presented by KPBS
Locals (Quarantine Film Challenge)
Special | 10m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
These short films offer takes on life in San Diego, CA during the pandemic: Enjoy a short about all the different meals people eat during quarantine: an adorable little girl tells us what she knows and how she feels about the pandemic, and a montage about San Diego shot on Super 8 film.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(upbeat music) - [Man] Cause we know that people who are motivated primarily by fear, may do irrational things.
We do need to look out for one another.
So it's not a time to stand hand in hand, but it is a time to stand together, although six feet apart.
(upbeat music) - [Interviewer] Do you know how the disease is called?
- [Kid] Corona virus.
- [Woman] Corona virus - [Kid] Corona virus.
- [Interviewer] So tell me about the germs.
- [Kid] Germs is on your mouth, and they're little dots and they're in your throat.
And you can't touch people.
- [Interviewer] Why can't we touch people?
- [Kid] Because you have the sickness on your lips.
- [Interviewer] How do people get the sickness?
- [Kid] The other people from other places, are worried that people touch those things when they've first touched their mouth.
- [Interviewer] What happens when you get sick?
- [Kid] You go to the hospital, maybe you get two shots or three shots.
- [Interviewer] So what does it mean for us?
- [Kid] We can't touch our mouth.
We put a mask on, all the places are closed, but they're a little bit open.
We can't go to school because there's a sickness.
Sickness, sickness, sickness, sickness, all the time.
- [Interviewer] Can you go to stores?
- [Kid] No, you can only go with adults.
Not kids and not babies and no cats and no dogs.
We have to stay home, and is very boring.
- [Woman] You miss anything at school?
- [Kid] I miss my friends.
And I miss the toys at my school.
The barbies and the kitchen.
I would play with the slides, would play with my friend.
- [Interviewer] How do you do to see your friend?
- [Kid] I just call them on the iPad.
- [Interviewer] Do you think the sickness is gonna go?
- [Kid] Yes, but long time.
- [Interviewer] It's gonna be a long time?
- [Kid] Yeah, its going to be 50,000.
- [Interviewer] Is that a long time?
- [Kid] Yes.
- [Interviewer] When the sickness is gone, what are we gonna do?
- [Kid] When the sickness is gone, I want Easter and Halloween.
Go to stores, to my friend's house and even to the pancake place.
I love pancakes.
(soft music) (upbeat music) ♪ Winter change into Spring ♪ ♪ Oh, what change will it bring ♪ ♪ Longer days and weather warm ♪ ♪ I can't wait 'til this storm blows away ♪ ♪ Blows away ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Birds are singing high in trees ♪ ♪ Scent of jasmine on the breeze ♪ ♪ It's the perfect kind of day ♪ ♪ If this storm would, would just blow away ♪ ♪ Just blow away ♪ ♪ All I can do is the best that I can ♪ ♪ I know that it's true but in hard times like these ♪ ♪ I don't understand ♪ ♪ Could this all be part of a bigger plan ♪ (upbeat music) (bright music) - [Announcer] Support for this program comes from the KPBS Explore Local Content Fund, supporting new ideas and programs for San Diego.
Film Consortium TV is a local public television program presented by KPBS