76 Days

76 Days
Official release poster
Directed by
Written byHao Wu
Produced by
  • Hao Wu
  • Jean Tsien
CinematographyChen Weixi
Anonymous
Edited byHao Wu
Production
companies
Distributed byMTV Documentary Films
Release dates
  • September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14) (TIFF)
  • December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesUnited States
China
LanguageMandarin

76 Days is a 2020 Chinese-American documentary film directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and an anonymous third.[1] Set in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it captures the struggles and human resilience[2][3] in the battle to survive the spread of the disease in Wuhan, China.[4][5]

It had its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2020, to critical acclaim.[6] It was released in the United States on December 4, 2020, by MTV Documentary Films. It was shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Documentary Feature category.[7] The film won a 2021 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, becoming the first Emmy win for the Pluto TV network, which aired the film in late 2020.[8]

  1. ^ Sobczynski, Peter. "76 Days movie review & film summary (2020)". rogerebert.com.
  2. ^ Linden, Sheri. "'76 Days': Film Review | TIFF 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  3. ^ Ide, Wendy (24 January 2021). "76 Days review – raw account of the incubation of the coronavirus". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ Sims, David (September 24, 2020). "'76 Days' Is Unwatchable Yet Utterly Compelling". The Atlantic.
  5. ^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O. (September 22, 2020). "We Watched Fall Film Festivals From Home. Here's How It Went". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "76 Days". TIFF. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  7. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (2021-02-09). "2021 Oscars Shortlists Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-09-12). "MTV Documentary Films & Pluto TV Land First Emmy Win For '76 Days'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-09-15.