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A film by Matthew Heineman about the frontline heroes fighting COVID-19 in New York City. Watch the trailer and learn more about the filmmakers, the patients and the impact of the pandemic.
The First Wave is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by Matthew Heineman. The film follows a hospital in New York City, as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Gibney serves as an executive producer. It had its world premiere at the Hamptons Film Festival on October 7, 2021.
With exclusive access inside one of New York’s hardest hit hospital systems during the terrifying first four months of the pandemic, Oscar®-nominated and Emm...
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Nov 26, 2021 · The First Wave: Directed by Matthew Heineman. With Nathalie Douge. A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Documentary, History
- Matthew Heineman
- 2021-11-26
The First Wave is a film by Matthew Heineman that follows the frontline workers and patients at one of New York's hardest hit hospitals during the first four months of the pandemic. It shows the emotional and societal impacts of COVID-19 and the human spirit of the everyday heroes.
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The First Wave Documentary. Documenting the harrowing first four months of COVID-19 with brave health care workers at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, N.Y., as they risk their...
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Nov 18, 2021 · The documentary “The First Wave,” an intimate portrait of the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, goes inside the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, as...
