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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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SAFINA: You're trying
your best to, like, - The First Wave

SAFINA: You're trying your best to, like,

So the question becomes
is giving him the oxygen - The First Wave

So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen

None of us think that the
oxygen is doing anything other - The First Wave

None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other

(gasping breaths). - The First Wave

(gasping breaths).

CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad
news isn't just bad, - The First Wave

CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad,

Highest single day death
toll yet, 779 people. - The First Wave

Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people.

9/11 was supposed to be
the darkest day in New York
for a generation. - The First Wave

9/11 was supposed to be the darkest day in New York for a ge...

We lose 2,753 lives on 9/11. - The First Wave

We lose 2,753 lives on 9/11.

We've lost over 7,000
lives to this crisis. - The First Wave

We've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis.

That is so shocking and
painful and breathtaking. - The First Wave

That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking.

I can't, I don't even
have the words for it. - The First Wave

I can't, I don't even have the words for it.

CHUCK (over TV): The emotional
sendoff for a New Jersey doctor - The First Wave

CHUCK (over TV): The emotional sendoff for a New Jersey doct...

NATHALIE: Did he eat today?
NURSE: Uh‐hmm. - The First Wave

NATHALIE: Did he eat today? NURSE: Uh‐hmm.

NATHALIE: So that's the thing,
so we have been actually
sending people home on oxygen. - The First Wave

NATHALIE: So that's the thing, so we have been actually...

But the thing is
when he drops, - The First Wave

But the thing is when he drops,

Hi, this Doctor Douge, I
wanted to give you updates on - The First Wave

Hi, this Doctor Douge, I wanted to give you updates on

So from an
oxygenation standpoint, - The First Wave

So from an oxygenation standpoint,

Yeah, so he's doing so well. - The First Wave

Yeah, so he's doing so well.

WOMAN (over PA): Code blue
to LIJ Tower, sixth floor. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over PA): Code blue to LIJ Tower, sixth floor.

WOMAN (over PA): Room 611A.
Code blue. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over PA): Room 611A. Code blue.

WOMAN (over PA): Tower,
sixth floor. Room 611A. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over PA): Tower, sixth floor. Room 611A.

WORKER: Four, five,
six, seven, eight. - The First Wave

WORKER: Four, five, six, seven, eight.

Just so fucking long. - The First Wave

Just so fucking long.

It's just you hear
it in their voices, - The First Wave

It's just you hear it in their voices,

Like it's just, I'm
so used to saying, - The First Wave

Like it's just, I'm so used to saying,

But every moment it's
like you don't know, - The First Wave

But every moment it's like you don't know,

You called their
daughter like, - The First Wave

You called their daughter like,

It's like, you're always on
edge you can never have a - The First Wave

It's like, you're always on edge you can never hav...

You can't see them.
You can't hear them. - The First Wave

You can't see them. You can't hear them.

Like half of these people,
we don't even have fucking
phone chargers. - The First Wave

Like half of these people, we don't even have fucking p...

There's not even, all these
people they have their phones - The First Wave

There's not even, all these people they have their phon...

No one has a phone
charger for them, - The First Wave

No one has a phone charger for them,

But it's just like,
what am I supposed to do? - The First Wave

But it's just like, what am I supposed to do?

So it's just like you
just feel so helpless, - The First Wave

So it's just like you just feel so helpless,

Before I felt like
I was saving lives. - The First Wave

Before I felt like I was saving lives.

Before you felt like okay this
person had a heart attack, - The First Wave

Before you felt like okay this person had a heart attack,

You just hope and pray that
shit doesn't happen to you. - The First Wave

You just hope and pray that shit doesn't happen to you.

It's just every day it's
like it's so ridiculous. - The First Wave

It's just every day it's like it's so ridicul...

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Every day. - The First Wave

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Every day.

ANN (over phone): Yes you can. - The First Wave

ANN (over phone): Yes you can.

ANDI: Hi mommy.
Are you feeling good? - The First Wave

ANDI: Hi mommy. Are you feeling good?

ANDI: Ice cream, and
pizza, and burgers. - The First Wave

ANDI: Ice cream, and pizza, and burgers.

NAPH: I love you.
Love you mommy. - The First Wave

NAPH: I love you. Love you mommy.

Home run. - The First Wave

NAPH: Baby Lyon is finally
ready to leave the hospital, - The First Wave

NAPH: Baby Lyon is finally ready to leave the hospital,

So he is staying with
our cousins for now. - The First Wave

So he is staying with our cousins for now.

ATHENS: Hey, Superman.
Hi. I love you. - The First Wave

ATHENS: Hey, Superman. Hi. I love you.

Hey Superman.
Oh my god. - The First Wave

Hey Superman. Oh my god.

Can you try to move it for me? - The First Wave

Can you try to move it for me?

Can you nod your head up
and down if you can hear us? - The First Wave

Can you nod your head up and down if you can hear us?

Open your mouth.
Open your mouth. - The First Wave

Open your mouth. Open your mouth.

Open your mouth.
Good, good, good. - The First Wave

Open your mouth. Good, good, good.

DOCTOR: Mr. Ellis. - The First Wave

DOCTOR: Mr. Ellis.

Can you give us a thumbs up? - The First Wave

Can you give us a thumbs up?

Give us a thumbs up.
Thumbs up. - The First Wave

Give us a thumbs up. Thumbs up.

Good job.
You're doing incredible. - The First Wave

Good job. You're doing incredible.

KELLIE: Brianna? Janet?
I'm gonna cry. - The First Wave

KELLIE: Brianna? Janet? I'm gonna cry.

JANET: Yeah. Yeah. - The First Wave

JANET: Yeah. Yeah.

KELLIE: All these patients
have been here for so long, - The First Wave

KELLIE: All these patients have been here for so long,

BERNADETTE: Oh, my God. - The First Wave

BERNADETTE: Oh, my God.

ALEXIS: Let's see if I
can fit this in my pocket. - The First Wave

ALEXIS: Let's see if I can fit this in my pocket.

BERNADETTE: Look who we have.
ALEXIS: Hi baby. - The First Wave

BERNADETTE: Look who we have. ALEXIS: Hi baby.

It says love Austin. - The First Wave

It says love Austin.

Ava is so big now,
she has two teeth. - The First Wave

Ava is so big now, she has two teeth.

And she tries to steal
all of Austin's toys. - The First Wave

And she tries to steal all of Austin's toys.

Ahmed.
You hear me? - The First Wave

Ahmed. You hear me?

Can you squeeze my hand?
Yeah. - The First Wave

Can you squeeze my hand? Yeah.

I love you baby.
I love you so much. - The First Wave

I love you baby. I love you so much.

I have to go soon, okay? - The First Wave

I have to go soon, okay?

WOMAN (over PA): Medical
rapid response, LIJ Tower,
9th floor, room T929B. - The First Wave

WOMAN (over PA): Medical rapid response, LIJ Tower, 9th floo...

REPORTER (over TV): Breaking
news, across the five boroughs - The First Wave

REPORTER (over TV): Breaking news, across the five boroughs

PROTESTERS: I can't breathe.
I can't breathe. - The First Wave

PROTESTERS: I can't breathe. I can't breathe.

CUOMO (off‐screen): For 90 days
we were just dealing with the
COVID crisis, - The First Wave

CUOMO (off‐screen): For 90 days we were just dealing with th...

Those are not
disconnected situations. - The First Wave

Those are not disconnected situations.

You can see the disparate
effect of this disease and how - The First Wave

You can see the disparate effect of this disease and how

All of this is happening
at a truly stressed time
in this country, - The First Wave

All of this is happening at a truly stressed time in this co...

So it's one of the most
difficult situations we've - The First Wave

So it's one of the most difficult situations we've

OFFICER: Move! Move!
Get up there. - The First Wave

OFFICER: Move! Move! Get up there.

Back up, keep going.
Back up. - The First Wave

Back up, keep going. Back up.

NATHALIE (off‐screen): With
COVID you work so hard trying
to preserve life, - The First Wave

NATHALIE (off‐screen): With COVID you work so hard trying to...

And to see the murder of
George Floyd and the blatant - The First Wave

And to see the murder of George Floyd and the blatant

PROTESTOR: Black Lives Matter.
Black Lives Matter. - The First Wave

PROTESTOR: Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter.

NATHALIE: Seriously.
Facts. Facts. - The First Wave

NATHALIE: Seriously. Facts. Facts.

Your family cares about you.
Your family cares about you. - The First Wave

Your family cares about you. Your family cares about you.

I'm so tired please.
Please. - The First Wave

I'm so tired please. Please.

KARL: Mr. Ellis, how are you?
How are you feeling? - The First Wave

KARL: Mr. Ellis, how are you? How are you feeling?

My name is Karl, I'm
from physical therapy. - The First Wave

My name is Karl, I'm from physical therapy.

I'm trying to get you up and
moving in a little bit, okay? - The First Wave

I'm trying to get you up and moving in a little bit, ok...

Yeah, just check those lines. - The First Wave

Yeah, just check those lines.

Big kick. Big kick.
Big kick. Big kick. - The First Wave

Big kick. Big kick. Big kick. Big kick.

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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