- Affected tells the story of a small business owner that lost over 90% of his revenue after Covid-19 hit America. With frustration, he decided to embark on a journey to document the lives of all the others that have been impacted by Covid.
- Affected: The Story of US is a 2020 documentary directed by Artem Koker and produced by Nathan Cushing along with Arazo Media. The film explores the story of a small business owner that lost over 90% of his revenue in a matter of months after COVID-19 hit America. After much frustration, he decided to embark on a journey to document the lives of all the others that have been impacted by Covid-19. Throughout his documentation, the film expands on all the problematic social gaps in American society that have been exponentially magnified in the result of the pandemic, through the lenses of race, education and medicine.
On top of that, a new divide is on the rise between those that think Covid-19 is a mere hoax that's killing business, jobs and the economy, and those that think this is one of the biggest challenges that humanity has ever witnessed.
The documentary focuses on the human aspect of the pandemic; featured interviews with various individuals, backgrounds, religions, races and perspectives on the issue. Some of those aspects include medicine, education, small businesses and the inner city communities have all been drastically impacted by this pandemic. The documentary shows how people can be affected in different ways depending on their jobs, affiliations or views of the world. Every single person in every walk of life can be hit or impacted by this virus either through first or second hand. Affected brings to the screen authentic people, with genuine lives and struggles which are as real as they come.
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By what name was Affected: The Story of US (2020) officially released in Canada in English?
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