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Lines Drawn

Lines Drawn

2023 · 21 min · Documentary

Shot in two downtown Toronto parks over the course of the pandemic, LINES DRAWN looks at various measures of persuasion, containment and control that were brought to bear over the course of the City’s attempts to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, space was defined by how the social bond was re-formed and which barriers were designed for mutual and directional protection. What are the shapes of the pandemic and how did they shape our interactions with each other ?

Directed by Chris Kennedy

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