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New York in Times of Corona directed by Tereza Nvotová for Czech TV

“New York became the biggest epicenter of the Covid pandemic. The feverish pulse of the iconic metropolis has stalled and eight million people are facing a strike that is being compared to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Director Tereza Nvotová's distinctive view of the hard-tested city.

“...Nvotová remained trapped in New York, which became the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in the spring months. The mood in the city is reminiscent of the atmosphere after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Hundreds of people die every day. New York is called a city that never sleeps. Now the paralyzed metropolis has stopped, the streets have emptied, hospitals are failing, and New Yorkers are facing a tough test that connects and divides. The unrepeatable situation was captured by Nvotová through interviews with local people, whose lives have been completely changed by the epidemic, and also through her video diaries, in which she describes the feelings and fears of a stranger who cannot return home.”

Yes, it’s mostly in Slovak but there are little gems in English, including Jacob Pitts playing the guitar (and singing Don’t Fear the Reaper!), a birthday Zoom call/mini-TP reunion with Keith Nobbs, a bemused clerk who recognizes Jacob, and Jacob and Tereza’s sweetly romantic marriage in the street.

Jacob Pitts announces his return to TV albeit in an undercover way - the day the show aired.

Oh, JPitts, how are your fans to spread the word if we only find out after the fact?

Pretty much everything about it. Like, all of it.