The First Wave

The First Wave (2021)

Le documentaire suit un groupe de médecins, d'infirmières et de patients qui se trouvent en première ligne au début de la pandémie de Covid-19. Parmi eux, le Docteur Nathalie Dougé et l'infirmière de l'unité de soins intensifs Kellie Wunsch, qui mettent leur propre vie en danger pour sauver celle des autres, et les patients de Covid Ahmed Ellis et Brussels Jabon, qui se battent pour survivre tout simplement.

Date de sortie
2021-11-19
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (31)
Durée
1 h 34 min
Genres
Documentaire, Histoire
Réalisateur
Matthew Heineman

Distribution

Anecdotes

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.

Production

In April 2020, it was announced Heineman would direct a documentary film revolving around the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on health care workers with Alex Gibney set to serve as an executive producer.

Matthew Heineman reached out to a source from his previous film Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, to explore access opportunities at different medical facilities in New York, with Long Island Jewish Medical Center allowing Heineman and his crew to film. Donning the same personal protective equipment as hospital staff, two-person teams deployed to chronicle unfolding events.

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