76 Days (2020)

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76 Days is a 2020 Chinese-American documentary film directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and an anonymous third. Set in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it captures the struggles and human resilience in the battle to survive the spread of the disease in Wuhan, China.

Production

Production started in Wuhan in February 2020, soon after the lockdown began in the city at four different hospitals. It continued through the gradual return of order and ended after the lockdown was officially lifted on April 8.

During the lockdown, access to hospitals was restricted to only patients, medical professionals and reporters. A few of the hardest-hit hospitals only allowed reporters and filming crews thoroughly vetted by the authorities. However, strict controls were not applied uniformly to all hospitals or throughout the entire lockdown period.

As the producer and director, Wu found his two co-directors in mid-February while researching a pandemic film for a U.S. network. Both had started filming within Wuhan in early February. They collaborated by sharing daily rushes and discussing filming strategies online.

Just like the healthcare workers in this film, the co-directors Chen Weixi and Anonymous had to put on personal protective equipment every day, which was very uncomfortable to wear, was hard to breathe in and made them feel sick at times. Once they were in the contamination zone, they had to stay there for hours at a time, with no bathroom breaks, just like the doctors and nurses.

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