The First Wave director Matthew Heineman said his Covid documentary was both frightening and inspiring. Heineman followed medical personnel at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York for four months in 2020.
He spoke with Deadline’s Matthew Carey about the experience.“I think it was a terrifying experience for everyone involved,” Heineman said. “Every single day, though, my crew and I just were so deeply inspired by the love, by the humanity, by the dedication of these health care workers that we profiled.”He said one of the most difficult parts of filming The First Wave was watching people die of Covid.“I think one of the hardest aspects of Covid that we all lived with was how deeply isolating it was,” Heineman
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