SAFER AT HOME Interview: Director Will Wernick On Shooting During The Pandemic, Technical Challenges, And More We recently sat down with Safer at Home writer and director Will Wernick to get his thoughts on making a movie during the pandemic, whether the property is one with franchise potential, and more... JoshWilding | 2/25/2021 Filed Under: "Horror" Safter at Home is set two years into the pandemic, and follows a group of friends who throw an online party with a night of games, drinking and drugs. After taking an ecstasy pill, things go terribly wrong and the safety of their home becomes more terrifying than the raging chaos outside.