Life in Purgatory: A Short Film During Covid

This was really just supposed to be a two minute clip for the The Roger Corman Quarantine Film Festival but it turned into this whole thing. We shot it over a weekend, edited and reworked it some more… a few pick up shots here and there, and boom… a short film. A couple of fun facts, the bottle of Cutty Sark Whiskey is a reference to the work of Haruki Murakami. The rough cut to black transitions are an homage to the film “Stranger Than Paradise” (1984) by Jim Jarmusch. I hope you enjoy it!

Synopsis: Two married artists adapt to social distancing and life in quarantine due to a serious global pandemic. (16 min)

If you really like this video, please donate a couple of bucks to the following organizations:
Feeding America… https://www.feedingamerica.org/

And since we utilized a very cool NHK Domo Costume…
The Nippon Foundation… https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/
NHK World Japan… https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Songs by 2LIBRAS… https://www.2librasband.com/
and DAVID FOSTER

Special thanks to: Abraham, Darius Hurley, Jave Yoshimoto, Michele Norman, Patrica DelRossa and The Elephant Room Gallery

About the Author: boojazz

At the age of fifteen, Michael began his professional career by drawing children’s menus for a chain of restaurants in the Southwest. His experience in graphics, marketing, illustration and video production fill an essential need in advertising agencies, printing companies, and design firms. In the early 2010's Michael blogged for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today on the topic of Digital Reinvention. Some of the clients Michael has worked with include: Microsoft, US – Japan Business Council, RAINN (co-founded by Tori Amos and Sarah McLaughlin), Chicagoland Speedway, Richard Shay Photography, The British Embassy in the United States, Ben Hollis Worldwide, Aphex, & PepsiCo. His previous television work has gained the interest of major studios such as Dreamworks SKG.