Film
The First Wave
2021 · 1h 34m · Documentary · History
Four months, New York City, 2020.
- IMDb
- 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 98%
- Metacritic
- 85
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Overview
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
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Cast
Nathalie Dougé
Self
Alexis Ellis
Self - Ahmed's Wife
Kellie Wunsch
Self
Brussels Jabon
Self
Naph Jabon
Self - Brussels' Husband
Athens Garrote
Self - Brussels' Sister
Andrew Cuomo
Self (archive footage)
Michael Dowling
Self
Al Sharpton
Self (archive footage)
Karl Arabian
Self
Crew
- Matthew HeinemanDirector · Producer · Editor · Director of Photography
- Jenna MillmanProducer
- Leslie NorvilleProducer
- Jeff SkollExecutive Producer
- Diane WeyermannExecutive Producer
- Alex GibneyExecutive Producer
- Leah Natasha ThomasExecutive Producer
- Maiken BairdExecutive Producer
- David FialkowExecutive Producer
- Pagan HarlemanExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 19, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- R
- Revenue
- $60,511
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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