You may find out more about the author on his website.Įleven individuals around the world must communicate remotely with each other while separated during the coronavirus lockdowns of Anno MMXX (Year 2020).

I have received a free e-copy of the book Anno 2020 by James Morcan to review. This post is a review of an e-book I was sent for free. “After an anticipated premiere at a major film festival,” Ben-Moshe says, “we are targeting a theatrical release followed by online distribution on major streaming platforms.Disclosure. The film is expected to begin its international release on the global film festival circuit in early 2023. But not James, he is an actor’s director and employed an explorative, flexible approach to finding where the best moments land in any scene.”Īnno 2020 is being produced by actor-producer Gil Ben-Moshe, of Sydney’s MoneyShot Productions. “For someone who is a published author, I expected he would be very attached to the words in the script. “That was one of the amazing choices James made,” she says. “She relished being able to improvise most of her dialogue.”Ĭonnor says it’s not often she gets to play with improvisation in a feature film.

“Erin is not only an incredibly talented actress who carefully crafts believable characters, she also has a childlike playfulness and spontaneity that was perfect for our film’s slightly experimental performing style,” he says. Morcan says he is extremely grateful to Connor for taking a chance on him with Anno 2020. Represented by leading Los Angeles talent agency KMR Talent, she recently starred alongside Wolf Creek star John Jarratt, and in the Hollywood children’s movie Dino King 3D: Journey to Fire Mountain, as well as playing Temuera Morrison’s wife in the Occupation science-fiction series of films. I simply had to sign on.”Ĭonnor is currently riding a wave of momentum with a thriving international acting career. To be able to create collaboratively during a global pandemic was such a gift from James Morcan and his team. “With filming all around the world it was so massive yet so intimate at the same time. “I was instantly attracted to the way they were filming it as a fly-on-the-wall approach.” “It excited me because of its uniqueness,” Connor says. Prominent Australian actor Erin Connor stars in the film and says the rare elements of the production encouraged her to accept a role offered to her by Morcan. Sydney-based filmmaker and author James Morcan has unveiled a new trailer for his feature film directorial debut, Anno 2020.Īnno 2020 is based on James Morcan’s published novel of the same title and is about various groups of connected people all going through chaos during the cataclysmic year that was 2020.Īnno 2020, which recently wrapped filming, was shot in 17 cities spanning five countries, in four languages, over one full year at the height of the COVID lockdowns.