Director of COVID Documentary ’76 Days': ‘It’s Bizarre to Me’ That the Pandemic Still Rages in US
Also Read: 'Wolfwalkers,' '76 Days' Win Audience Awards at AFI Fest 2020Wu, whose other films include “People’s Republic of Desire” and “All in My Family,” was not thinking about filmmaking when he planned a trip to China for himself, his partner and their children in late January of this year. But about 24 hours before they were supposed to leave to visit his parents, they heard that the country might be undergoing a lockdown because of the COVID-19 outbreak, which had yet to be declared a pandemic.Wu ended up making the trip by himself, arriving in Shanghai on the first day of a lockdown that left the streets deserted.