Corona (film)

This article is about the 2020 Canadian film. For other films, see Corona (disambiguation) ยง Film.
Not to be confused with Coronavirus (india film).
Corona
Promotional release poster
Directed byMostafa Keshvari[1]
Written byMostafa Keshvari
StarringAndrea Stefancikova
Emy Aneke
Andy Canete
Zarina Sterling
Josh Blacker
Richard Lett
Traei Tsai
Distributed byLevel 33 Entertainment
Release date
  • August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) (Rhode Island Film Festival)[2]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Corona, also known as Corona: Fear Is a Virus, is a 2020 Canadian thriller drama film about a group of people stuck in an elevator during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was written and directed by Mostafa Keshvari, and made in part to address xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Corona was filmed in one shot using a handheld camera.

  1. ^ "Coronavirus: Seven people stuck in a lift. Then one coughs..." BBC. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "RIIFF 2020 Virtual Program Guide". 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ Gee, Dana (April 2, 2020). "Vancouver filmmaker's COVID-19 film firmly faces racism in our times". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Van Evra, Jennifer (April 8, 2020). "Meet the Vancouver filmmaker behind the world's first COVID-19 feature film". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2020.