While the film is a work of fiction, it draws heavily on the real-life emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus. The real SARS outbreak of 2003 was the first major new infectious disease of the 21st century, spreading to 29 countries before being contained by aggressive public health measures. SARS-29 imagines a timeline where such containment failed repeatedly, leading to a permanent state of pandemic existence.
Unlike standard medical documentaries, SARS-29 focuses on the :
The film utilizes a "found footage" style to piece together the stories of 30 survivors, illustrating how society, government, and the human spirit have shifted under the weight of a perpetual crisis.
How survivors find connection when physical contact has been a death sentence for a decade.
The "documentary" serves as a time capsule for those living through the end of the world as they knew it. Real-World Inspiration
While the film is a work of fiction, it draws heavily on the real-life emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus. The real SARS outbreak of 2003 was the first major new infectious disease of the 21st century, spreading to 29 countries before being contained by aggressive public health measures. SARS-29 imagines a timeline where such containment failed repeatedly, leading to a permanent state of pandemic existence.
Unlike standard medical documentaries, SARS-29 focuses on the : SARS-29
The film utilizes a "found footage" style to piece together the stories of 30 survivors, illustrating how society, government, and the human spirit have shifted under the weight of a perpetual crisis. While the film is a work of fiction,
How survivors find connection when physical contact has been a death sentence for a decade. Real-World Inspiration
The "documentary" serves as a time capsule for those living through the end of the world as they knew it. Real-World Inspiration