Conversations Between Shifts (14/10/2021)

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Synopsis

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.

Jeanette Alvarez-Basem

Ben Basem

Carmen Lydia Escobar

Larry Basem