VIRAL HUMOUR
A chronicle of the pandemic, using jokes and TikTok memes...
Crew
With Abdelkarim Zemhoute, Olivia Moore, Zack Michalowski and others
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ARTE Tx: 14.4.2021 at 22:00 (Germany and France)
Description
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When the pandemic hit the world in March 2020, jokes about our response to the disease started to spread virally through the net. It seems that, faced with collective trauma, laughter is our natural response. This film tracks the events of 2020 using memes and clips. It includes testimonies by leading scientists and well-known comedians.
German language interviews with Rudolph
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Press quotes
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Herzog uses a wonderfully quirky selection of clips and memes and slapstick to track the period from the beginning of the pandemic to the loosening of the anti-corona measures... a refreshing perspective.
—DER TAGESSPIEGEL
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A highly intelligent film...a must-see.
—BADISCHE ZEITUNG