Poster of National Day blockbuster My People, My Homeland feature the directors and producer of the film and roles in one of the stories about a former village teacher. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Earlier this year, the COVID-19 outbreak suspended the production of hundreds of film and TV projects, and closed domestic theaters for six months.

Talking about the anthology format, which helped My People, My Homeland to conclude shooting in a mere 26 days－compared with the usual three or more months required by many feature-length movies－Dai Qing, a film and TV professor at Communication University of China, says several teams working simultaneously in different locations to shoot one film may provide an efficient example to fellow filmmakers during extreme situations.