Shooting a pandemic thriller

The cast and crew of disaster flick Songbird, about a mutation of Covid-19, took pains to prevent transmission on set

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Sofia Carson (left) and KJ Apa (rigth) in Songbird.

PHOTO: SHAW ORGANISATION

Alison de Souza In Los Angeles , Alison de Souza

The premise of the dystopian science-fiction thriller Songbird might cut a bit close to the bone for some.
It is the year 2024 and Covid-19 has mutated into a deadlier form, with most of the United States in lockdown and the infected packed off to quarantine camps.
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