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The First Wave (2021)
Directed by Matthew Heineman
“Four months, New York City, 2020.”
Documentary, History · 1h 34m
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
Andrew Cuomo
Al Sharpton
Crew
- Director
- Matthew Heineman
- Director of Photography
- Matthew Heineman, Thorsten Thielow
- Original Music Composer
- H. Scott Salinas, Jon Batiste
- Editor
- Matthew Heineman, David Zieff, Francisco Bello, Gabriel Rhodes
- Producer
- Matthew Heineman, Leslie Norville, Jenna Millman
Details
- Release date
- 2021-11-19
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- National Geographic, Our Time Projects, Participant, National Geographic Documentary Films
- Box office
- $60,511