Film

New Strains

2024 · 1h 18m · Comedy · Romance

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

This cheerfully humdrum rom-com presents a very homemade slice of first-lockdown life. But can its squabbling couple make it through a mysterious pandemic? Co-writers and filmmakers Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan play Kallia and Ram: young lovers vacationing to New York just as the pandemic unfolds. They’ve already descended into petty name-calling when the travel ban prolongs their trip indefinitely, trapping them in Kallia’s uncle’s apartment.

Artemis Shaw

Kallia

Prashanth Kamalakanthan

Ram

Cynthia Talmadge

Olivier Sherman

• Prashanth KamalakanthanScreenplay · Editor · Director of Photography · Director
• Artemis ShawDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Kate StahlProducer
• Will EpsteinOriginal Music Composer

Official Trailer (red band)

Release date

June 13, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 18m

Genres

Comedy, Romance