Over the next three weeks, the puzzle became their . As they sorted blues and greens, the walls came down. Sarah learned that Leo didn’t actually hate her; he was just terrified of failing his senior year. Leo learned that Sarah had once been in a garage band and wasn't just "the lady who married Dad."

CLAIRE Take it or leave it, soldier.

Living in lockdown means personal space disappears overnight. Without school, work, or outside social activities, family members are constantly in each other's sightlines.

"Quarantine" is a short-form comedy that capitalizes on the specific social anxieties and lifestyle shifts caused by the 2020 global pandemic. It focuses on the trope of the "forced proximity" narrative, where two people with little in common—or in this case, a strained familial relationship—are stuck together for an indefinite period. The film uses the medium of video calls and home isolation to explore the generational gap and the awkwardness of modern blended families.

He had flown out to Chicago for a critical corporate restructuring project forty-eight hours before the mandate dropped. He was stuck in a hotel room halfway across the country, leaving the two of most awkward people in the family tree to navigate a fortnight of absolute isolation together. Week One: The Unspoken Boundaries