The First Wave
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“Four months, New York City, 2020.”
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
10 people
Nathalie Dougé
Self
Alexis Ellis
Self - Ahmed's Wife
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Kellie Wunsch
Self
Brussels Jabon
Self
Naph Jabon
Self - Brussels' Husband
Athens Garrote
Self - Brussels' Sister
Andrew Cuomo
Self (archive footage)
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Michael Dowling
Self
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Al Sharpton
Self (archive footage)
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Karl Arabian
Self
Matthew Heineman Director · H. Scott Salinas Composer Jon Batiste Composer
Worldwide gross $61K · United States release November 19, 2021 · Produced in United States
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$60,511
Production
National Geographic
Production
Our Time Projects
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Participant
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National Geographic Documentary Films
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Participant Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 7, 2021
Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
United States · November 19, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States
October 10, 2021 · Premiere · Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
October 22, 2021 · Premiere · Philadelphia International Film Festival
October 23, 2021 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 24, 2021 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
November 10, 2021 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 13, 2021 · Premiere · DOC NYC
Argentina
February 4, 2022 · Digital
France
January 14, 2022 · Digital
Germany
February 4, 2022 · Digital
South Korea
October 9, 2021 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 9, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 26, 2021 · Digital
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