Film

The First Wave

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THIS FILM WILL SCREEN FOR IN-PERSON AUDIENCES ONLY

With exclusive access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems, Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning director Matthew Heineman (CARTEL LAND) spotlights the everyday heroes at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaving a devastating trail of death and despair, this once-in-a-century pandemic changed the very fabric of daily life and exposed long-standing inequities in our society. Heineman documents those harrowing first four months, embedding with a group of doctors, nurses and patients on the frontlines as they all navigate the emerging crisis.

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