The First Wave

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With exclusive access inside one of New York's hardest hit hospital systems during the terrifying first four months of the pandemic, Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Matthew Heineman's film spotlights the everyday heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered. This once-in-a-century pandemic changed the very fabric of our daily lives and exposed long-standing inequities in our society.

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