Living Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Stream for free right now on WILL-TV's watch page or by searching "Lift Every Voice" on the PBS Video App.
How did your life change in March of 2020? Join WILL-TV for the premiere of the new documentary series American Portrait | Central Illinois: Living Through the COVID-19 Pandemic. In this special edition of the PBS series, six Central Illinoisans document the emotional, social, economic and cultural impact of the Coronavirus on their lives from March to early June 2020.
Participants:
Kia Southerland, Champaign Central High School class of 2020
Rev. Leah Robberts-Mosser, Pastor, Community United Church of Christ, Urbana
Marly Corado, Manager, El Progreso Market
Cliff Mansfield, Oil Producer, Taylorville, IL
Angie Rouley, Owner, Bluefish, Elliot, IL
Ronald Baker, Nurse Anesthetist, Carle Hospital
Scenes from the Film:
Ronald Baker's sons paint bowls in an impromptu art class as they homeschool during the quarantine.
Cliff Mansfield surveys an oil well he shut down when the pandemic began.
Angie Rouley delivers Easter baskets to homes on Easter Sunday, 2020.
Kia Southerland participates in the Champaign Black Lives Matter protest, June 2020.
Angie Rouley sits on her front porch during a thunderstorm.
Volunteers prepare food for Jubilee Cafe at Community United Church of Christ, Champaign.
Kia Southerland visits her dad in his home office during quarantine.
Kia Southerland marches in the Black Lives Matter protest, early June.
Rev. Leah Robberts-Mosser and her daughter.
Rev. Leah Robberts-Mosser and her daughter.
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Marly Corado assists a customer at El Progreso Tienda y Carniceria.
Ronald Baker on the job at Carle Hospital.