The First Wave

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Spotlighting everyday heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered.

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1 hr 34 min

Film Type

Debut

2021
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‘The First Wave’ Crew on Editing the COVID Documentary: ‘It Was Just Death, Death, Death’

Heineman’s camera follows doctors, nurses and patients in a cinema vérité, as he shows the strength of the human spirit. Behind the scenes, he worked with...

Variety | Jazz Tangcay | Dec 15, 2021

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‘The First Wave’ Director on the “Terrifying” Experience of Making the COVID-19 Doc

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman captured the battle against the virus from the front lines of a New York City hospital inundated with patients in the chaotic early days of the pandemic.

The Hollywood Reporter | Tyler Coates | Dec 20, 2021

Dr. Nathalie Dougé Wants The First Wave To Wake You Up

A documentary crew embedded in a New York hospital during the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic. The results put faces and names to our collective trauma.

Esquire | Brady Langmann | Dec 6, 2021

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