Creativity never stops: Short films and stories from lockdown

Featured work • Written by Ellie Cameron-Krepp, Community Manager

As the Coronavirus pandemic took hold,  physical distancing and stay at home measures became the new normal. Despite the challenges of life under lockdown, we were blown away to see creators adapting to new ways of working, producing content from home and documenting the world around them.

To showcase and celebrate the never-ending creativity of our community, we asked Genero creators to share their stories of creativity during COVID-19. The result is an amazing collection of animation, live action and stock footage short films, each with their own unique perspective on events and experience of this year.  

We’ve highlighted some of the stand out films below, created during COVID-19 by filmmakers, animators and motion designers around the world.

Gloria Kurnik (UK) celebrates the most versatile creators in this beautiful video from her apartment in London.

This short and sweet 3D animation from Muriel Tiberghien (Argentina) celebrates the front-line medical staff.

Content studio Convicts (USA) created this short film, which commemorates the strength and nature of New York as the city battles through the pandemic.

Matt Harris (UK) took part in capturing a unique celebration of front line workers, with shipping containers rearranged to pay tribute to the NHS.

This savvy mini montage of Carlos Melim (Portugal) at home makes lockdown look more productive than ever! Join him on his morning routine.

Handy Jobs Production (USA) created this humorous (and very relatable) animation, highlighting how lockdown can make someone go a little crazy.

Production company 023 (Spain) created this sleek animation, which focuses on the online trends emerging from lockdown.

A captivating and creative short film, this eery but beautiful piece from Jason Silva (USA) highlights a very empty world.

A collaboration between filmmakers, this video was created to send a message of strength and unity from Mexico.

Animator and motion designer NAC and ME (UK) created this fun piece, showing her work style from isolation.

Explainimate (AUS) created this amusing piece to help us keep up to date with video conference etiquette.

NicinQuarantine (UK) explores empty streets and finding peace in this insightful short film from lockdown.

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Single Frame (Portugal) deliver an important message with this clever 3D animation.

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