The First Wave (2021)
"Four months, New York City, 2020."
Title: The First Wave
Original Title: The First Wave
Release Date: 2021-11-19
Status: Released
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 28 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Documentary, History
Production Companies: National Geographic, Our Time Projects, Participant, National Geographic Documentary Films
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
Nathalie Dougé
Self
Alexis Ellis
Self - Ahmed's Wife
Kellie Wunsch
Self
Brussels Jabon
Self
Naph Jabon
Self - Brussels' Husband
Athens Garrote
Self - Brussels' Sister
Andrew Cuomo
Self (archive footage)
Michael Dowling
Self
Al Sharpton
Self (archive footage)
Karl Arabian
Self
