

The First Wave
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $60.5K
- Language
- English
- new york city
- quarantine
- ambulance
- hospital
- doctor
- pandemic
- black lives matter
- covid-19
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Behind the camera
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United StatesUS
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival7 Oct 2021
- PremiereHot Springs Documentary Film Festival10 Oct 2021
- PremierePhiladelphia International Film Festival22 Oct 2021
- PremiereSCAD Savannah Film Festival23 Oct 2021
- PremiereMontclair Film Festival24 Oct 2021
- PremiereAFI Fest10 Nov 2021
- PremiereDOC NYC13 Nov 2021
- Theatrical (limited)R19 Nov 2021
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival9 Oct 2021
- Digital / OTT26 Nov 2021
ArgentinaAR
- Digital / OTT4 Feb 2022
FranceFR
- Digital / OTT14 Jan 2022
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT4 Feb 2022
South KoreaKR
- PremiereBusan International Film Festival9 Oct 2021
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The First Wave was released on 19 November 2021.
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