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NatGeo Acquires Director Matthew Heineman’s Covid-19-Themed Documentary ‘The First Wave,’ Plans 2021 Debut

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National Geographic Documentary Films on Monday announced its acquisition of Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman’s documentary The First Wave, a ground-level view inside a New York hospital as the city battled the initial explosion of Covid-19.The vérité-style film, from Participant and Heineman’s Our Time Projects, will be released in theaters by Neon later this year, followed by a worldwide premiere on National Geographic.

Heineman, a Primetime Emmy winner and two-time DGA Award winner, embedded with health care workers at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, capturing the devastating impact of the pandemic from March through June 2020.“The First Wave spotlights the everyday heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they come

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