COVID Dystopia: At Lincoln’s Feet

11,223 Americans died the week I did this sketch.

Funeral homes in New York could not keep up with the number of dead that needed to be buried. Cardboard boxes were propped up between chairs as a way to store the dead in every room.

The former president wanted to be interviewed at the feet of Lincoln by Fox News because appearances are very important. Appearances are always more important than facts. People eat up appearances which often go viral.

This week the former president is pretending to work at McDonald’s at the fry counter for the sake of appearances. We will see if Americans truly buy the false gestures. They seem ready and willing to accept any and all lies as long as it promotes the new normal.

COVID Dystopia will screened at the Orlando Film Festival on November 1 and 7, 2024. It won the Best Animated Film Award.

The screenings were just before and just after the American presidential election. We might be done with COVID, but COVID is not done with us.

COVID Dystopia is available to be seen now at the Virtual Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival happening now through November 24, 2024. COVID Dystopia can be seen in the Eventive – Chiller Theater Block 2 – Shorts online. It can be seen anywhere in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. After you start watching the films, you have 48 hours to complete watching them. Tickets are $18.