<p>A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem, captured through the perspective of her son, Ben Basem. This documentary forms a year-long time capsule of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between her night shifts and Illinois Nurses Association union meetings, Jeanette navigates what it means to be a nurse and a human during a traumatic moment in history.</p>

Conversations Between Shifts

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of a nurse and her son.

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