Once Upon a Pandemic Film
Once Upon a Pandemic
a Short Film by Ryan Northcott
AMPIA Best Short Film Nomination
AMPIA Best Screenwriter Nomination
AMPIA Best Actress Nomination
Edmonton International Film Festival
Canada Shorts Film Festival
Oakville International Film Festival
Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival
Front Range Film Festival
Award of Excellence Canada Shorts
Director Ryan Northcott
Producers Ryan Northcott
Company Mediapop
DOP Ryan Northcott
Writer Ryan Northcott
Editor Ryan Northcott
Colorist Ryan Northcott
Talent Maddie Murphy-Northcott, Kristin Booth, Ryan Northcott
Location Calgary, Alberta
Ryan wrote the screenplay one morning while in self-isolation, touching on the new reality that parents are navigating – teacher, entertainer, psychologist – all while trying to maintain a level of strength in a world turned upside down. What struck him was the strength and resilience that our children have exhibited, more specifically how well his daughter Maddie has handled such change.
Left to their own devices, what would a child do in a situation like the one faced during a global pandemic?