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Homemade

Homemade

★ 5.5/10•2020•2h 33m•Drama•Documentary•Family
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Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.

Pablo Larraín · Writer

Pablo Larraín · Creator

Juan de Dios Larraín · Creator

Lorenzo Mieli · Creator

StatusEnded
Runtime2h 33m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 30, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Ladj LyE18m

Ladj Ly

Buzz sends his drone over Montfermeil and captures the contrasts brought about by the lockdown, in a nod to the director's 2019 film "Les Misérables."

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 2 - Paolo SorrentinoE28m

Paolo Sorrentino

In Rome, two lonely figures meet, flirt and ponder a lifetime of social distancing. But can romance survive when they butt little plastic heads?

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 3 - Rachel MorrisonE38m

Rachel Morrison

A filmmaker composes a loving, lyrical tone poem to her son and hopes that he'll remember the everyday magic of being 5 during an extraordinary time.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 4 - Pablo LarraínE411m

Pablo Larraín

A man, who lives in a nursing home, video conferences a former girlfriend from decades ago and professes his never-ending love for her.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 5 - Rungano NyoniE510m

Rungano Nyoni

Candid images — and even more candid text messages — capture a couple's crumbling relationship and humorous attempts at connection during lockdown.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 6 - Natalia BeristainE68m

Natalia Beristain

A young, determined child in isolation tries everything she can to keep herself entertained and occupied at her home.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 7 - Sebastian SchipperE79m

Sebastian Schipper

A man dealing with the day-to-day monotony of life in lockdown finds unexpected company in this short film that was shot solo over a single weekend.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 8 - Naomi KawaseE88m

Naomi Kawase

During Japan's state of emergency, the pandemic spurs a boy to contemplate human life on Earth in an impressionistic film shot in Nara.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 9 - David MackenzieE99m

David Mackenzie

Snapshots of a Glasgow teen's life under lockdown seize on the tedium and strangeness, flights of imagination, and fleeting moments of connection.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 10 - Maggie GyllenhaalE1012m

Maggie Gyllenhaal

As a mysterious virus attacks the solar system, one man attempting to survive in solitude struggles to maintain the simple comforts he once knew.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 11 - Nadine Labaki and Khaled MouzanarE118m

Nadine Labaki and Khaled Mouzanar

Trapped in a room together with her toy unicorn, little Mayroun conjures up an imaginary world that gets scarier by the minute.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 12 - Antonio CamposE128m

Antonio Campos

Two sequestered women's sensible caution spikes into full-blown fear after their daughter discovers a mysterious, unconscious stranger at the shore.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 13 - Johnny MaE138m

Johnny Ma

A man shares a glimpse of life during isolation in Mexico and makes dumplings in a heartfelt video letter to his mom, who might never watch it.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 14 - Kristen StewartE1410m

Kristen Stewart

Stuck at home. Suffering from insomnia. Taunted by crickets. In an exhausted haze between waking and sleep, a young woman tries to turn off her brain.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 15 - Gurinder ChadhaE1510m

Gurinder Chadha

In a loving look at her family's life in lockdown, the director uses the unexpected gift of time to connect with her kids and grieve for loved ones lost.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 16 - Sebastián LelioE168m

Sebastián Lelio

A woman sings about surviving life in quarantine as she cleans, dances and muses about how the pandemic affects humanity.

Jun 30, 2020

Episode 17 - Ana Lily AmirpourE1710m

Ana Lily Amirpour

One woman's seemingly serene bike ride highlights a hauntingly deserted but eerily captivating Los Angeles during the 2020 lockdown.

Jun 30, 2020

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