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Four months, New York City, 2020.
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century
Cast: Nathalie Dougé, Alexis Ellis, Kellie Wunsch, Brussels Jabon
Genres: Documentary, History
Director: Matthew Heineman
Tags: new york city, pandemic, hospital, doctor, quarantine
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About The First Wave
- Director
- Matthew Heineman
- Cast
- Nathalie Dougé, Alexis Ellis, Kellie Wunsch, Brussels Jabon, Naph Jabon, Athens Garrote, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Dowling
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Release date
- 19/11/2021
- Rating
- R
- Original language
- EN
- Country
- US