Shocking, devastating, heart-rending, essential. Beautifully shot and edited, allowing the subjects - patients, their families, and the professionals caring for them - to speak for themselves. This should be required watching for every adult in this country.

.Matthew Heineman's #TheFirstWave is a "viscerally effective time capsule" of the experiences of healthcare workers at the start of the pandemic – The Washington Post Stream on Hulu

1/2 The first four #PGAAwards nominees in the Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures category are: * #AscensionDocumentary * The First Wave * #FleeMovie * #InTheSameBreath

In this The Hollywood Reporter exclusive, the Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins sits down with filmmaker ⁦Matthew Heineman to discuss the latter’s powerful COVID doc 'The First Wave' thr.cm/bhXxAIX

Thx to the Producers Guild of America for this nomination—grateful for my amazing producing partners Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville + the entire #TheFirstWave team 🙏🏼❤️

"Unflinching. Haunting. Humanistic." Los Angeles Times Stream #TheFirstWave on Hulu

A must-see documentary 'The First Wave' The First Wave captures the 1st terrifying months of the pandemic inside a NYC Hospital... My conversation with director Matthew Heineman & Dr. Nathalie Douge- on HealthyConversations.Health Watch #FirstWaveFilm on @Hulu podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

#TheFirstWave is a moving testament to the power of the human spirit spotlighting the experiences of NYC healthcare workers @ the epicenter of #COVID19. From Oscar nominated director Matthew Heineman National Geographic Documentary Films & Participant Stream The First Wave on Hulu

"Equally brutal and beautiful... #TheFirstWave will surely be watched decades from now." Esquire Stream on Hulu

The First Wave is not an easy film to watch, but it certainly gave me some perspective about this public health crisis. I talked to director Matthew Heineman about making it: hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-f…

"One of the most important documentaries of all time." Music City Drive-In Stream #TheFirstWave on Hulu.

A necessary documentation of the experiences of healthcare workers when COVID-19 first hit NYC, THE FIRST WAVE is a powerful time capsule, that captures the overlooked costs of the pandemic. Stream on @Hulu #TheFirstWave

How has this pandemic impacted our healthcare workers? THE FIRST WAVE offers a rare look inside one of NYC's hardest-hit hospitals, uplifting first-hand accounts of people on the front line. Stream on Hulu #TheFirstWave

Thanks for spreading the word about #TheFirstWave Alyssa Milano 🙏🏼

#TheFirstWave has made the Shortlist for Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Academy Awards®. See the whole Oscars® Shortlist at oscars.org/oscars/94th-os… Stream on Hulu.

On January 20th @NatGeoDocs, Participant, and @NeonRated are making @mattheineman’s vital documentary #TheFirstWave available for free in recognition of the two-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US. Watch January 20+21 at NatGeo.com/TheFirstWave

Just out of quarantine after a nearly symptom free Covid infection for all family members. I couldn’t be more thankful for the Covid vaccines! Seeing The First Wave today is an incredibly cinematic and essential reminder of how far we have come. What stays with you is HOPE!

I'm still thinking about #TheFirstWave from this weekend. Incredibly difficult (throughout) but so significant to consider: w/ the sheer grit + grace of humanity presented in this film. Such important viewing as we continue to make sense of this moment.