A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and Illinois Nurses Association union meetings, Jeanette navigates what it means to be a nurse and a human during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This event is co-sponsored by DC Labor Film Fest, London Labour Film Festival, Labor 411, Old Labor Hall (Vt.), Haifa Labor Film Festival, AUPE (Alberta), and the Global Labor Film Festival.
- Year2021
- Runtime30 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorBen Basem
- Executive ProducerBen Basem, Eden Strachan
- CastJeanette Alvarez-Basem, Ben Basem, Carmen Lydia Escobar
- EditorYeshim Kayim-Yanko, Tommy Gonzalez, Will Hopper
A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and Illinois Nurses Association union meetings, Jeanette navigates what it means to be a nurse and a human during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This event is co-sponsored by DC Labor Film Fest, London Labour Film Festival, Labor 411, Old Labor Hall (Vt.), Haifa Labor Film Festival, AUPE (Alberta), and the Global Labor Film Festival.
- Year2021
- Runtime30 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorBen Basem
- Executive ProducerBen Basem, Eden Strachan
- CastJeanette Alvarez-Basem, Ben Basem, Carmen Lydia Escobar
- EditorYeshim Kayim-Yanko, Tommy Gonzalez, Will Hopper