In the Same Breath
A fervent work of reporting, filled with shocking revelations.
In the Same Breath
The documentary In the Same Breath recounts the origin and spread of the novel coronavirus from the earliest days of the outbreak in Wuhan, China to its rampage across the United States. Director Nanfu Wang (One Child Nation), who was born in China and now lives in the United States, explores the parallel campaigns of misinformation waged by leadership and the devastating impact on citizens of both countries from a deeply personal perspective.
With emotional, firsthand accounts and startling, on-the-ground footage, the film traces a revelatory map of cover-ups and misinformation while also highlighting the strength and resilience of the healthcare workers, activists, and family members who risked everything to communicate the truth.
In the Same Breath is produced and directed by Nanfu Wang; produced by Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, and Carolyn Hepburn.
With emotional, firsthand accounts and startling, on-the-ground footage, the film traces a revelatory map of cover-ups and misinformation while also highlighting the strength and resilience of the healthcare workers, activists, and family members who risked everything to communicate the truth.
In the Same Breath is produced and directed by Nanfu Wang; produced by Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, and Carolyn Hepburn.
Genre
Documentary,
Pandemic
Web Site
Runtime
98
Language
Mandarin
Director
Nanfu Wang
Awards:
Winner, Audience Award ~ Festival Favorites, South by Southwest
FEATURED REVIEW
Sheri Flanders, Chicago Reader
On New Year's Eve 2019, thousands of colorful balloons float through the sky haphazardly, a terrifying harbinger of the cost to come for the Wuhan government jailing eight people for "spreading rumors about a fake pneumonia." Outstanding director Nanfu Wang was prescient enough to send a covert team ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 8.12.21 - 8.19.21
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