Isolate - Short Film

Winner - Best Editing (5MFF 2021)
Semi-Finalist - Micro Film Category (International Quarantine Film Festival 2020)
Official Selection (The Lift Off Sessions 2021)

‘Isolate is a story about feeling the effects of missing your loved ones - of trying to resume life normally, and coping with the unfulfilling feeling that someone is missing.’

Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, this film is about separation.

I was inspired by stories that I read about kids not being able to say goodbye to their parents, who passed away from the virus, and stories of medical professionals who had to isolate themselves from their family. Isolate is a story about a couple who is separated from each other due to the virus, causing a massive change in their lives.

The film is dedicated to all the victims and their families, the workers, and the medical professionals and people who are risking their lives.

Directed by Mateen Manek
Produced by Salwa Mawji and Mateen Manek