By Alex Silverman
In this short film by Claire Imler, we follow Deanna Okajima, a nurse from Sharp Memorial Hospital in California and her job combating Covid-19. The film shows us Deanna’s everyday duties at the hospital where she works, which become far more challenging during the pandemic. We learn about the procedures she and her fellow nurses must follow from simple tasks to critical life-saving situations. They do their jobs despite the great risks they personally face.
This short documentary does it’s job well in showing us what life is like for a nurse who is working on the frontlines of a pandemic. To Deanna Okajima and the millions of nurses just like her, this is more than just a job. They are putting their lives on the line for everyone and they do not get the credit they truly deserve. If people were able to see what nurses like Deanna Okajima go through everyday, perhaps they would take the COVID19 pandemic more seriously.
I give this film 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Alex is a recent graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a major in Comedic Writing & Performance and a minor in Writing for Television. Apart from his work as part of the Planet Classroom Network Film Selection team at CMRubinWorld, he served as a screening panelist intern for the International Children’s Media Center, a sketch writer, and an on-set production assistant at the 61st Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards.
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