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Wuhan Wuhan

Year2021

Runtime94 Minutes

When the city of Wuhan, China locked down at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was nearly impossible to get a clear sense of what was happening. But award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) and a group of intrepid videographers were able to document life at the epicenter, including portraits of a couple expecting a baby, quarantined families in a byzantine shelter, dedicated medical workers, and a psychologist facing her own family crisis while helping patients with the unknown threat. In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, WUHAN WUHAN is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.

Wuhan Wuhan is an observational documentary unfolding during February and March, 2020 at the height of the pandemic in Wuhan city, where the coronavirus began. With unprecedented access at the peak of the pandemic lockdown, WUHAN WUHAN goes beyond the statistics and salacious headlines and puts a human experience into the early days of the mysterious virus as Chinese citizens and frontline healthcare workers grappled with an invisible, deadly killer. The film focuses on five heart-wrenching and endearing stories: a soft-hearted ER doctor and an unflappable ICU nurse from the COVID-19 hospital; a compassionate volunteer psychologist at a temporary hospital; a tenacious mother and son who are COVID-19 patients navigating the byzantine PRC healthcare system; and a volunteer driver for medical workers and his 9 month pregnant wife whose heartfelt story forms the backbone of this film. In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, WUHAN WUHAN is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.

Filmmakers

Original Music

HUALUN

Post-Production Supervisors

Matt Taylor
Ryan Gleeson

Associate Editors

Emily Zhai
Dora Siyi Wu

Digital Finish/Color

REDLAB

Audio Post-Production

REDLAB

Motion Graphics

Alex Kurina

Media

Awards and Distinctions

CAAM Fest

Official Selection

2021

Documentary Edge Festival (New Zealand)

Winner

Best International Feature

2021

DOXA Documentary Film Festival

Official Selection

2021

Hot Docs

Official Selection

2021

Minneapolist/St.Paul International Film Festival

Winner

Documentary Competition; Audience Choice Asian Frontiers

2021

NorthwestFest

Official Selection

2021

Sarasota Film Festival

Official Selection

2021

Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival

Official Selection

2021