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The First Wave

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director

Matthew Heineman

Year

Genre

documentary, history

Box Office

$62,376

Production

National Geographic,Our Time Projects,Participant,National Geographic Documentary Films

Awards

11 wins & 20 nominations

Homepage

https://films.nationalgeographic.com/the-first-wave

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You can't be with your wife.
You can't be your boy. - The First Wave

You can't be with your wife. You can't be your boy...

(babies crying). - The First Wave

(babies crying).

NAPH (off‐screen): And
my daughter Andi, she
doesn't have COVID but - The First Wave

NAPH (off‐screen): And my daughter Andi, she doesn't ha...

NAPH: It's the worst
experience of my life. - The First Wave

NAPH: It's the worst experience of my life.

Yeah, but I
know, yeah, I just, - The First Wave

Yeah, but I know, yeah, I just,

(engines rumbling). - The First Wave

(engines rumbling).

CUOMO: We have been behind
this virus from day one. - The First Wave

CUOMO: We have been behind this virus from day one.

It is an invisible beast,
it is an insidious beast. - The First Wave

It is an invisible beast, it is an insidious beast.

And these are stressful,
emotional times so - The First Wave

And these are stressful, emotional times so

Where we are today is a
pivotal point in this entire - The First Wave

Where we are today is a pivotal point in this entire

REPORTER (over TV): This
is a mass grave, being dug
for Coronavirus victims. - The First Wave

REPORTER (over TV): This is a mass grave, being dug for Coro...

All hospitals have to increase
their capacity by 50% and try - The First Wave

All hospitals have to increase their capacity by 50% and try

WORKER: I don't want to leave
anything lying around here - The First Wave

WORKER: I don't want to leave anything lying around her...

Who is this?
What's the last name? - The First Wave

Who is this? What's the last name?

WORKER: So why don't
you put Bartuse into 35? - The First Wave

WORKER: So why don't you put Bartuse into 35?

And then, I'm
gonna bring them, - The First Wave

And then, I'm gonna bring them,

WOMAN (over PA): Attention
please, medical rapid response - The First Wave

WOMAN (over PA): Attention please, medical rapid response

NATHALIE: Well, this is crazy.
This is crazy. - The First Wave

NATHALIE: Well, this is crazy. This is crazy.

NATHALIE: If you could just
open up the meds because - The First Wave

NATHALIE: If you could just open up the meds because

I need to know everything
that's not supposed to be - The First Wave

I need to know everything that's not supposed to be

We can make his
kidneys better, - The First Wave

We can make his kidneys better,

NATHALIE (off‐screen): When you
are struggling to take a breath, - The First Wave

NATHALIE (off‐screen): When you are struggling to take a bre...

That is the look that I
see multiple times a day. - The First Wave

That is the look that I see multiple times a day.

But people don't see that. - The First Wave

But people don't see that.

NATHALIE (off‐screen): The
majority of my patients are - The First Wave

NATHALIE (off‐screen): The majority of my patients are

And being born in the
Bronx from Haitian parents, - The First Wave

And being born in the Bronx from Haitian parents,

And every time you see the
patient you can't help but say, - The First Wave

And every time you see the patient you can't help but s...

It's tough to see your people
constantly have to suffer. - The First Wave

It's tough to see your people constantly have to suffer...

REPORTER (over TV): It
means keeping physical
distance where you can. - The First Wave

REPORTER (over TV): It means keeping physical distance where...

WOMAN (over PA): Medical
rapid response to LIJ
A tower room T820. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over PA): Medical rapid response to LIJ A tower room ...

KELLI (off‐screen)E: Mr. Ellis
has had a persistent fever and - The First Wave

KELLI (off‐screen)E: Mr. Ellis has had a persistent fever an...

I don't want you to be too
awake while you're having - The First Wave

I don't want you to be too awake while you're havi...

KELLIE: Every time I look at
him, I see those little kids and - The First Wave

KELLIE: Every time I look at him, I see those little kids an...

KELLIE: He said, "I'm so young
and I have a young family. - The First Wave

KELLIE: He said, "I'm so young and I have a young ...

Please don't let me die." - The First Wave

Please don't let me die."

I just, every day we go home
and I think about how I might - The First Wave

I just, every day we go home and I think about how I might

ALEXIS (over phone): Austin,
do you want to get your
story that you made - The First Wave

ALEXIS (over phone): Austin, do you want to get your story t...

Have a good night. - The First Wave

Have a good night.

KELLIE (over phone): So he did
run a bit of a fever today. - The First Wave

KELLIE (over phone): So he did run a bit of a fever today.

KELLIE (over phone): So
they're still continuing
his antibiotics, - The First Wave

KELLIE (over phone): So they're still continuing his an...

KELLIE (over phone): Some thing
came back in his, in his cultur - The First Wave

KELLIE (over phone): Some thing came back in his, in his cul...

ALEXIS (off‐screen):
Sometimes, my mind does
go down a dark path. - The First Wave

ALEXIS (off‐screen): Sometimes, my mind does go down a dark ...

What am I going to do
with two kids by myself? - The First Wave

What am I going to do with two kids by myself?

I have kids who
can't see me fall apart. - The First Wave

I have kids who can't see me fall apart.

I just gotta keep going,
thinking positively. - The First Wave

I just gotta keep going, thinking positively.

He has to come home,
he has no choice. - The First Wave

He has to come home, he has no choice.

(bells ringing). - The First Wave

(bells ringing).

(bell tolling). - The First Wave

(bell tolling).

(clapping, banging). - The First Wave

(clapping, banging).

♪ These small town blues ♪ - The First Wave

♪ These small town blues ♪

STEVE (over TV): Got two
strikes. Family can steal. - The First Wave

STEVE (over TV): Got two strikes. Family can steal.

WOMAN (over phone): Okay. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over phone): Okay.

WOMAN (over phone): If you put
in the meeting ID. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over phone): If you put in the meeting ID.

WOMAN (over computer):
You had no clue. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over computer): You had no clue.

GROUP (over computer):
Happy Birthday to you. - The First Wave

GROUP (over computer): Happy Birthday to you.

WOMAN (over computer):
Love you, Thalie. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over computer): Love you, Thalie.

MAN (over computer): We got
Izzy, Frannie, Shirley,
Christina, Toya, Wendy. - The First Wave

MAN (over computer): We got Izzy, Frannie, Shirley, Christin...

WOMAN 2 (over computer): We've
been through a lot together as - The First Wave

WOMAN 2 (over computer): We've been through a lot toget...

WOMAN (over computer): Happy,
happy, happy birthday. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over computer): Happy, happy, happy birthday.

WOMAN 3 (over computer): This,
so don't ever forget that. - The First Wave

WOMAN 3 (over computer): This, so don't ever forget tha...

WOMAN 4 (over computer): Becaus
you need to be in this world - The First Wave

WOMAN 4 (over computer): Becaus you need to be in this world

Please, please,
please, please stay safe. - The First Wave

Please, please, please, please stay safe.

WOMAN (over computer): When we
are able to all get together, - The First Wave

WOMAN (over computer): When we are able to all get together,

GEORGIA (over computer):
Of course. - The First Wave

GEORGIA (over computer): Of course.

("Here Comes the Sun" playing) - The First Wave

("Here Comes the Sun" playing)

We play a song called
"Here Comes the Sun." - The First Wave

We play a song called "Here Comes the Sun."

This is for you. - The First Wave

This is for you.

♪ Little darling, it's been
a long cold lonely winter ♪♪ - The First Wave

♪ Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter ♪...

♪ Little darling, it seems like
years since it's been here ♪♪ - The First Wave

♪ Little darling, it seems like years since it's been h...

NAPH (over phone): Hey, Mommy. - The First Wave

NAPH (over phone): Hey, Mommy.

ATHENS (over phone):
Thank you, guys. - The First Wave

ATHENS (over phone): Thank you, guys.

ATHENS (over phone): Thank
you guys so much. - The First Wave

ATHENS (over phone): Thank you guys so much.

As a father, you are supposed
to protect your family. - The First Wave

As a father, you are supposed to protect your family.

It will be okay soon. - The First Wave

It will be okay soon.

Very good. - The First Wave

"I want to get better and
I will get better just
pray life is worth it." - The First Wave

"I want to get better and I will get better just pray l...

You are getting better, okay? - The First Wave

You are getting better, okay?

And we are all praying
for you, I promise. - The First Wave

And we are all praying for you, I promise.

MICHAEL: We will
never forget this, - The First Wave

MICHAEL: We will never forget this,

And you are fearful,
you are stressed, - The First Wave

And you are fearful, you are stressed,

This is doing what we were
called to do when we enter the - The First Wave

This is doing what we were called to do when we enter the

WORKER: Everyday, we look
death right in its eye. - The First Wave

WORKER: Everyday, we look death right in its eye.

And the scary part is it
looks right back at you. - The First Wave

And the scary part is it looks right back at you.

It's a storm that
nobody's ever been in before. - The First Wave

It's a storm that nobody's ever been in before.

There's no playbook for this,
there are no directions. - The First Wave

There's no playbook for this, there are no directions.

MICHELE: Well, we're
all pretty new to LIJ, - The First Wave

MICHELE: Well, we're all pretty new to LIJ,

I don't want to get emotional
because it's actually been hard. - The First Wave

I don't want to get emotional because it's actuall...

'Cause, to see
the families upset. - The First Wave

'Cause, to see the families upset.

(speaking native language). - The First Wave

(speaking native language).

SAFINA: When you're the only
one there while their family - The First Wave

SAFINA: When you're the only one there while their fami...

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A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Matthew Heineman

Writer: N/A

Production: National Geographic,Our Time Projects,Participant,National Geographic Documentary Films

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $62,376

Released: 26 Nov 2021

Awards: 11 wins & 20 nominations

Homepage: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/the-first-wave