In 19 Covid Lane, Ryan Monolopolus directs a cast of three; Derek Russo, Justice Leak and Angelie Denizard in a present day comedy, somewhere in the USA, in a basement bunker during the first Corona virus pandemic lock down. Synopsis: As the Covid-19 Pandemic sweeps the world, three neighbors shelter in a makeshift bunker while struggling to maintain their sanity.
The cast of three are Derek Russo (Bruce), Justice Leak (Trevor) and Angelie Denizard (Sarah). Derek Russo is an intense conspiracy theorist and doomsday prepper who will do anything to survive. In Bruce’s bunker, his word is law. Justice Leak (Trevor) is a reasonable, left-leaning news junkie trapped in a bunker with two of the most misinformed people in America. Angelie Denizard (Sarah) is an early 20’s millennial living out her greatest fear: sheltering in place with no reception. Regardless, she plans to become Instagram famous.
The crew include Director: Ryan Monolopolus, Writers: Hamid Thompson, and Ryan Monolopolus, Producers: Carlos Velasco, Hamid Thompson, Ryan Monolopolus, Exec Producer: Paris Schulman Associate Producer: Chris Guy Evans, DoP: Blake Studwell.
The Official Trailer for 19 Covid Lane directed by Ryan Monolopolus
Why it Matters
During the first lock down of the Covid-19 pandemic, many had been in quarantine for an extended period of time. Our team is made up of Atlanta local filmmakers who get paid for creating their art and none of us had any work because of Covid-19. So, we decided that it would be best to continue to hone our craft and make a short film project about dealing with the virus. While going through the process of creating this piece, we realized that this project would also be a great platform to raise Covid donations so 100% of proceeds will go to Covid research and relief funds.
From idiation to completion of the film, it took the team about 3 weeks of around the clock work, some of the team going several days without sleep to realize a shared vision. A production usually takes a lot more prep and post production time, but this project was a test for us.
We really pushed the boundaries of what we could do with limited funding and support during a global pandemic. We couldn’t have done any of it without the community support that we received. Knowing we had the lack of a budget, the cast & crew supported the project at no cost. We had to focus on changing the entire nature of the filmmaking process to stay distant, safe and within protocol (although at the time when we filmed in Atlanta, Georgia already decided to reopen).
Fighting Covid-19 with United Way
Our chosen charity is United Way Worldwide, who run a Covid-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. All of the money that we raise with this project will be donated to the United Way. They will be using those funds to help families and people in need, access critical information and services like food, shelter, and more through the United Way network. Donations will provide relief to those left vulnerable by the pandemic.
Ryan Monolopolus is from New York, Ryan has written and directed a series of films, shorts and TV pilots and now develops original IP full time. Ryan has a distinguished style that combines art cinema techniques and emerging film technologies to tell genre-blending narrative stories. His work ranges from action and sci-fi to drama and dark comedy. He was nominated for Georgia’s Rising Star Award in 2017, won top honors at several industry festivals for his Amazon Studios pilot 64 Over 8 and is in development for his first feature with RiTE media in Atlanta, GA. Outside of directing Ryan has performed on major shows including The Resident, Queen of The South and The Walking Dead.
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