The First Wave

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

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

"One of the most important documentaries of all time." @MCDIPod Stream #TheFirstWave on @hulu.

"Equally brutal and beautiful... #TheFirstWave will surely be watched decades from now." @esquire Stream on @hulu

"Unflinching. Haunting. Humanistic." @latimes Stream #TheFirstWave on @hulu

.@MattHeineman's #TheFirstWave is a "viscerally effective time capsule" of the experiences of healthcare workers at the start of the pandemic – @washingtonpost Stream on @hulu

.@MattHeineman's #TheFirstWave is one of @nytimes “Best Movies of 2021” — “A moving, intelligent, deeply human documentary” (Manohla Dargis). Stream on @Hulu.

A moving testament to the power of the human spirit, #TheFirstWave spotlights the experiences of NYC healthcare workers at the epicenter of COVID-19. From Oscar®-nominated director @MattHeineman, @natgeodocs, @Participant, and @neonrated. Stream on @hulu.

Available December 5. Stream on @hulu. With exclusive access inside one of NYC’s hardest hit hospitals, @mheineman’s #TheFirstWave spotlights the heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered.

"We need films like this to process our grief and trauma, and connect to what's really important to us as human beings." An essential reflection on our collective experience at the start of the pandemic, #TheFirstWave is now playing in select theaters. 🎟️: TheFirstWave.film