Life in Lockdown is the directorial debut of 16 year old Octavia Sanger. This fascinating
documentary explores the varied lockdown experiences, positive and negative, emotional and humorous,
of a diverse group of people, aged 6 to 83, from all across the globe.
"Student Exchange" follows two students, Hebe and Pam, who one day accidentally swap bodies after showing that they don't know anything about each other. They wake up as each other and each learns the difficulties the other faces on a daily basis after believing they lead the perfect life. After discovering that they have to become 'a better person' in order to switch back, the two believe that they have no chance and will be stuck as each other forever. However, being forced to think about another person, they discover how important it is not to judge people based on their looks and that you never know what someone else is going through, so have a little patience.
"This is Goodbye" briefly explores the struggles of teenager, Maria, following the death of her best
friend, Jenna. Initially grief-stricken and unable to think of anything other than her loss, Maria
is then visited by the ghost of Jenna, who ultimately persuades her to let her go and focus on her
own life. This is a moving portrayal of friendship, loss and finally being able to let go.
Pondering the Pandemic is a docuseries created by teen filmmaker Octavia
Sanger. Each episode is focused on a different topic to do with the pandemic including - businesses
during lockdown, how different countries handled the pandemic, having the virus as well as
interviewing teenagers and children on their thoughts on the situation.
In Living Scilly, filmmaker Octavia Sanger explores the lives of Scillonian entrepreneurs and
visionaries, from dramatic changes in income generation at Troytown Farm, to a leap into space
exploration. What Octavia realised is just how important family is in the Isles of Scilly.