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CORONA BROs

In this zany musical comedy with a heart, a family of COVID-19 viruses attempts to win the reality show Ragin’ Contagion by “going viral” - infecting the world’s humans. In the surprisingly touching ending, one virus grapples with his role in the epidemic. This pandemic project was written, performed, filmed, and edited by Kevin Bleau.

  • Kevin Bleau
    Director
  • Kevin Bleau
    Writer
    Musicals: The Mission, If You Want My Body, Awaken Youth, Roswitha
  • Kevin Bleau
    Producer
  • Kevin Bleau
    Key Cast
    "Son, Dad, Grandpa"
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 14, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    984 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    3:2
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Kevin Bleau

Kevin Bleau makes his film debut with CORONA BROs, where he served as producer, director, screenwriter, editor, composer, lyricist, and actor. He is based in Boston, where he directs new musicals and teaches harmony at Berklee College of Music. He has written five musicals including Awaken Youth, which features the Chinese boy band Awaken-F. Awaken Youth played to thousands in Shanghai and will tour Beijing and China in the upcoming year. Kevin’s orchestrations have been performed by Crystal Gayle and the Platters. His arrangements for the United States Air Force Band of Liberty have reached over a million audience members. Kevin’s works have been featured on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series, in Worcesters’s Mechanic’s Hall, and at Boston’s Hatch Shell. He has received grants from Berklee College of Music, the International Horn Society, and the New York State Council of the Arts. Kevin holds degrees from Eastman School of Music and Oberlin College Conservatory. kevinbleau.com

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Director Statement

I wrote and filmed CORONA BROs from April to July, 2020, as a COVID-19 pandemic project. With so much doom and gloom in the news, I craved levity. I had always been interested in new angles on established stories, so presenting COVID-19 from the perspective of the virus seemed intriguing and appropriate. Throughout the course of the writing, I found much more than levity, as I hope comes through in the ending.