My Stay-at-Home Diary
My Stay-at-Home Diary is a Canadian television documentary series for children, which premiered on TVOntario in 2020.[1] Created during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the series features a number of children, both from Canada and internationally, presenting short video features on how they and their families are coping with the pandemic and its associated social isolation.
The series was originally conceived by sisters Georgina and Rennata Lopez in 2018 as My Home, My Life, a series which would engage kids to create short documentary films about their lives in general. Although a pilot episode was shot at that time, the Lopez sisters did not actively pursue development as a series until the pandemic offered an opportunity to revisit it as a project that could be produced remotely.[2]
The series was also carried in the United States by PBS.[3]
The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jeremy Dickson, "Line please? How to cast during a quarantine". KidScreen, April 28, 2020.
- ^ Alexandra Whyte, "Lopii Productions proves two heads are better than one". KidScreen, May 17, 2021.
- ^ Caroline Knorr, "How ‘Pandemic TV’ boosts kids’ emotional IQ at a critical moment". National Geographic, February 22, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 30, 2021.
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