Covid Day of Reflection: From The Frontline

As Governments issued stay-at-home orders, our 'key workers' carried on. At the frontline of the pandemic were the healthcare professionals who saw their lives change dramatically as hospitals were transformed overnight.

Dedicated to these healthcare professionals, From the Frontline film is re-released as part of the Covid-19 Day of Reflection.

Five years ago we co-created this film with healthcare workers on both sides of the Atlantic, filmed remotely during the first wave of lockdowns in 2020. We were concerned that the relentless 24-hour news cycle would erase their stories. This film, a time capsule captured the raw and compelling testimonies of how healthcare workers harnessed the power of creative expression to document and make sense of their lives on the frontline.

From the Frontline asks what value we place on healthcare professionals, on creative expression and on life itself.

Five years on, the filmmakers try to capture viewers feedback on their memories of the pandemic and healthcare professionals at the time.

From the Frontline is a collaboration between the University of Arts London, Anglia Ruskin University, Brunel University of London, NHS colleagues in the UK and healthcare practitioners from the USA.

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