Lorraine Bracco and COVID-19 testing make for a different moviemaking experience in Memphis John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Lights, camera, nasal swab action!
The old filmmaking battle cry has been updated for the age of COVID-19, as writer-director Waheed AlQawasmi abetted by an almost entirely local crew and the star power of The Sopranos actress Lorraine Bracco is demonstrating with Jacir, now in production in Memphis under health guidelines intended to inhibit exposure to the novel coronavirus.
Cast and crew members are required to be tested every three days, to ensure they are not carrying the virus. Visitors including a newspaper reporter and photographer have to be tested and cleared before being allowed on set.