Zane Burko

In a home basement, the indie band "Velvet Haze" is hitting a wall. What was supposed to be a high-stakes rehearsal for an upcoming gig quickly devolves into a chaotic clash of egos and existential dread. Between Ryder’s academic anxiety, Bimbo’s delusions of rockstar grandeur, and Ronnie’s questionable motivations for being in the band, the group is one wrong note away from a total implosion. As hours of failed songwriting turn into a floor littered with crumpled lyrics, the tension boils over into a full-scale meltdown. Exhausted and uninspired, the members must decide if they are just a fleeting distraction in each other's lives or if they have enough harmony left for one final performance.

For Zane's Secondary V IB project, he decided to create a documentary on the effects of lockdown on students during the pandemic. "The COVID Experience" is a short film/documentary by Zane Burko which delves into the mental, emotional and physical effects the lockdown has had on students during the pandemic.

A film centered around a young reseller stumbling upon an extraordinary mirror in a thrift store, only to realize that this mirror has been placed in his life to impart a valuable lesson about the dangers of excessive self-obsession.

For Zane's Secondary V IB project, he decided to create a documentary on the effects of lockdown on students during the pandemic. "The COVID Experience" is a short film/documentary by Zane Burko which delves into the mental, emotional and physical effects the lockdown has had on students during the pandemic.