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I felt like it is the most important story of my lifetime, Heineman tells Vulture.
How they are fighting 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
How they are navigating through uncharted waters without even blinking.
How they are doing everything they can to keep people alive.
How do you get the footage somewhere safely?
Ive been getting [hard] drives from my DP.
He leaves it at my door.
We let it sit for a couple of days.
Theres a new protocol for everything.
Theres a rawness, Gabbert says.
There is just an immediacy.
A lot of people are in crisis right now.
It changes week to week for people.
We are able to capture the crisis as its happening.
Its a mixture of How is this impacting peoples personal lives?
and Who are the people who are stepping up to do something?
Im experiencing the same thing that the woman sending me a video diary in India is experiencing.
Oh God, I cant find any eggs.
I dont believe that.
[My movie] is about the economics of restaurants, the supply chain.
Its such a human story.
In makingCartel LandorCity of Ghosts, there were definitely scary, intense experiences, Heineman says.
Its around you at all times.
Its invisible, so you cant escape it.
You cant let your guard down.
You cant ever stop thinking about it.
Im not trying to race and make the film that comes out first.
Im looking to make a film that hopefully stands the test of time, he says.
Its imperative we tell this story.
Its imperative we tell this story in different ways.
