of lockdown, and infected Americans are forced from their homes and into quarantine camps.
It was surprisingly early, and he was surprisingly excited, says Mason.
I was like, Why are you excited?
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It’s the end of the world.
He said, We should just go and make a movie.
We should just get together with our friends and do something on our phones.
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With such a team in place, suddenly shooting it on an iPhone wasnt going to cut it.
ItsRomeo and Juliet, but theyre separated by her front door and by the virus.
Carson got the call on a Wednesday and was on set by the Friday of the same week.
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For the actress, the immediate appeal lay in her characters strength.
Even though shes lost everything, she is a warrior of hope.
It was really eerie, but the way we shot was every actors dream.
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Coming from a guerrilla-style filmmaking background, Mason was relatively unfazed by the small crew and break-neck pace.
I normally do the lighting and the camera work myself, he says.
He’s a living legend, says Apa.
Its the hope that is represented in Sara’s character and the love between Sara and Nico.
In our never-ending dark night, the songbird sings a song of hope.
We could certainly all use more of that.
A release date forSongbirdhas not yet been set.
