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MICHAEL: We will never forget this
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The First Wave

We willnever forget this, because what we've been doinghere over the last number of weeks...

MICHAEL: We will
never forget this, because what we've been doing
here over the last number of weeks is
extraordinary and special

Full Transcript

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MICHAEL: We will never forget this,
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because what we've been doing here over the last number of
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weeks is extraordinary and special.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:38
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic,Our Time Projects,Participant,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.
And you are fearful, you are stressed, - The First Wave 00:09
And you are fearful, you are stressed,
This is doing what we were called to do when we enter the - The First Wave 00:06
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 00:05
WORKER: Everyday, we look death right in its eye.
And the scary part is it looks right back at you. - The First Wave 00:05
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 00:05
It's a storm that nobody's ever been in before.
There's no playbook for this, there are no directions. - The First Wave 00:04
There's no playbook for this, there are no directions.
MICHELE: Well, we're all pretty new to LIJ, - The First Wave 00:12
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 00:06
I don't want to get emotional because it's actuall...
'Cause, to see the families upset. - The First Wave 00:06
'Cause, to see the families upset.
(speaking native language). - The First Wave 00:07
(speaking native language).
SAFINA: When you're the only one there while their family - The First Wave 00:08
SAFINA: When you're the only one there while their fami...
SAFINA: You're trying your best to, like, - The First Wave 00:12
SAFINA: You're trying your best to, like,
So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen - The First Wave 00:13
So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other - The First Wave 00:12
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other
(gasping breaths). - The First Wave 00:08
(gasping breaths).
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad, - The First Wave 00:07
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad,
Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people. - The First Wave 00:06
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 00:07
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 00:06
We lose 2,753 lives on 9/11.
We've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis. - The First Wave 00:06
We've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis.