
Feature film — 2021
The First Wave (2021)
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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National Geographic / Our Time Projects / Participant / National Geographic Documentary Films
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Director: Matthew Heineman
On screen
Cast & crew
Nathalie Dougé
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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
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