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5 Emmy Awards for Envision Films and Hartford HealthCare

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June 7th, 2025

Hartford, CT – Jeff Teitler / Envision films and Peter Knox,  in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare, Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen win 5 Emmy ® Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,  Boston / New England Region.   The prestigious Emmy ® Awards represent outstanding work in production throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.   

✅ Best Commercial

✅ Best Public Service Announcement

✅ Best Cinematography

✅ Best Editing

✅ Best Sound Design

This achievement represents a new milestone in our production partnerships. This year we were particularly privileged to collaborate with composer and sound designer, Matt Berky of Massive Productions and THE VOICE Winner Javier Colon’.  Emmy Awards were received in the following categories:

BEST COMMERCIAL – EMMY AWARD: HEART STAB – THESE LIVES ARE REAL

BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – EMMY AWARD:  A TRIBUTE TO HEALTH CARE HEROES WITH JAVIER COLON & MATT BERKY.

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY / CINEMATOGRAPHY: 2025 EMMY AWARD:  COMPILATION REEL

BEST EDITING – 2025 EMMY AWARD: COMPILATION REEL – MEDICAL

BEST SOUND DESIGN / RECORDING – EMMY AWARD: MASS CASUALTY – A RESPONSE TO CRISIS 

48th Boston/New England Emmy®Awards can be found at:

https://newenglandemmy.org/files/2025/06/2025-Boston-New-England-Winners-List.pdf

https://www.newbritainherald.com/news/ccsu-professor-s-health-films-win-6-emmy-awards/article_3d4f7550-60ec-4827-a3d2-bb834061d9ba.html

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hartford-healthcare-wins-six-emmy-awards-for-powerful-storytelling-that-honors-the-human-side-of-health-care-302508355.html

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hartford-healthcare_we-won-we-are-honored-to-share-that-activity-7345889081215578114-SDEm/

We wish  to thank the National Academy ot Television Arts and Sciences, Boston New England Region.  The Emmy Awards Gala was held in Boston on June 7th, 2025

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RISE – Official Documentary – Published on Medscape, A WebMD Company

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CONNECTICUT  (April 10th, 2025)
 
Intensive Care patients on life support can be a frightening visual of stillness.  But in this ICU, it is exactly the opposite as patients are assisted to rise, walk and reclaim their lives. In this uplifting story within Hartford Hospital’s Surgical Intensive Care Unit, movement, dedication and determination are put to the test every day…and the results can be extraordinary!

VIEW ON MEDSCAPE HERE

 

RISE – EARLY MOBILITY IN THE SURGICAL ICU. Was released on Medscape April 10th, 2025.  Produced by Jeff Teitler / Envision Films, Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Anya Romanowski represents our 8th documentary-short film published on Medscape, which examines healthcare and humanity from the inside.

RISE was Produced by Anya Romanowski, Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Envision Films – Jeff Teitler

 

HARTFORD HEALTHCARE – PR NEWSWIRE on RISE

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hartford-healthcare-medscape-and-envision-films-unveil-latest-mini-documentary-taking-viewers-inside-the-icu-302428086.html

FEATURING
JESSICA LEE, MD, FACS,   ED PARSONS,   JOHN W. MAH, MD, FACS,   ROSE MICHALIK, RN,    NISHANT D. MERCHANT, MD, FACS,   GEORGIOS MIHALOPULOS, MD,    MATTHEW LISSAUER, MD, FACS,   ELIZABETH MOKRYCKY,    KAITLYN MCCAUSLAND, PT.    MILAGOS D.,   ALBERT RODRIGUEZ,   MARISSA F.,    EMILY ARTZER,   JESÚS L,   ADRIAN EDWARDS,   DONNA F.,   TAMARA PRICE,   TRENT C.​
SPECIAL THANKS
SPECIAL THANKS TO: HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, JEFFREV FLAKS, JEFFREV COHEN, MD FAGS, AJAY KUMAR, MD, ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FEPMRS, JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS, KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREYSILVER/RN, PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN, GREG FRAMI RRT, EMT-P. RON KOWALCZYK, NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS, MD, MSCE, F. PERRY WILSON AND MELISSA TEITLER, JARAH TEITLER AND MASON TEITLER

 

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10 Emmy Nominations for Envision Films and Hartford HealthCare

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April 20, 2025

Hartford, CT – Jeff Teitler / Envision films, in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare, Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen receive 10 Emmy Nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,  Boston / New England Region.   The prestigious Emmy nominations represent excellence in production throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.   With selections in multiple commercial, content and craft categories, the achievement represents a new milestone in our production partnership.    Emmy Nominations were received in the following categories:

BEST COMMERCIAL – EMMY NOMINATION: HEART STAB – THESE LIVES ARE REAL

BEST COMMERCIAL – EMMY NOMINATION: A FILMMAKER’S PATH TO A PAIN FREE LIVE

BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – EMMY NOMINATION:  A TRIBUTE TO HEALTH CARE HEROES WITH JAVIER COLON 

BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN – EMMY NOMINATION:  THE EXCELLENCE CAMPAIGN

SOCIETAL CONCERNS – SHORT FORM CONTENT:  MASS CASUALTY – A RESPONSE TO CRISIS 

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY / CINEMATOGRAPHY: 2025 COMPILATION REEL

BEST EDITING – 2025 EMMY NOMINATION: COMPILATION REEL – COMMERCIAL

BEST EDITING – 2025 EMMY NOMINATION: COMPILATION REEL – MEDICAL

BEST SOUND DESIGN / RECORDING – EMMY NOMINATION: MASS CASUALTY – A RESPONSE TO CRISIS 

BEST PERFORMANCE / NARRATOR – EMMY NOMINATION:  A FILMMAKER’S PATH TO A PAIN FREE LIVE

48th Boston/New England Emmy®Award Nominations can be found at:

https://newenglandemmy.org/files/2025/04/2025-BNE-Nomination-List-Final.pdf

As a professor of filmmaking as well as a documentary film director, it remains an honor to produce on the front lines of care.     

We wish  to thank the National Academy ot Television Arts and Sciences, Boston New England Region.  The Emmy Awards Gala will be held in Boston on June 7th, 2025

Updates to follow.  

 

 

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Jeffrey Teitler and Hartford HealthCare – a Winner of Modern Healthcare & Ad Age’s 2024 Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards

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November 11, 2024

Chicago, IL – Hartford Health Care’s Community Campaign, Directed by Jeff Teitler / Envision Films has been selected by Modern Healthcare and AdAge as a winner of the 2024 Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards.  The Community Campaign,  produced by Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen with original scores by Matt Berky and Maria Del Sol. received the Bronze Award for Branded Entertainment/ Content Campaign of the Year.  All winners are featured in the November 11 print issue of MH magazine and at ModernHealthcare.com/ImpactWinners. 

 

The Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards recognizes outstanding marketing, advertising and communication campaigns across all media platforms. These campaigns advance the goals of healthcare organizations, promoting individual and community health.

“Healthcare is complex and crowded with players and it can be difficult to stand out with a message that is memorable, informative and conveys the right emotion,” said Mary Ellen Podmolik, editor-in-chief of Modern Healthcare. “The winning entries in our Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards excelled at finding creative ways to address stigmas, define their brands and highlight the importance of the patient experience.”

“In an industry as intricate and emotionally charged as healthcare, effective marketing requires creativity, empathy and precision,” said Jeanine Poggi, editor-in-chief of Ad Age. “The winners of the Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards demonstrate how brands can not only communicate their values, but also positively influence patient outcomes and community well-being. These campaigns set the standard for what healthcare marketing can achieve in an evolving landscape.”

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SPECIAL THANKS
SPECIAL THANKS TO: HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, JEFFREY FLAKS, JEFFREY COHEN, MD FAGS, AJAY KUMAR, MD, ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FEPMRS,  BIMAL PATE,  JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS, KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER/RN, PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN, CYNTHIA PRICE, MD GREG FRANI RRT, EMT-P. RON KOWALCZYK, NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS, MD, MSCE, F. PERRY WILSON AND MELISSA TEITLER, JARAH TEITLER AND MASON TEITLER
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4 Emmy Awards for Jeff Teitler, Hartford HealthCare and Envision Films

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We are so honored to announce 4 Emmy Award wins from The National Academy Of Arts And Television Sciences, Boston / New England Region. The prestigious Emmy Awards were received in the categories of Best Commercial, Best Photography – Short Form Content, Best Public Service Announcement – Campaign and Best Public Service Announcement – Single Spot

We are extraordinarily grateful to our producing partners at Hartford HealthCare, including Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen, along with our talented composers and musicians Maria Del Sol and Matt Berky.    
 
The Hartford HealthCare Community Campaign documented the collective strength and resilience of Connecticut communities as a healthcare system brought change, hope and engagement.
 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – CAMPAIGN Jeff Teitler Emmy Award Winner - Public Service Announcement Campaign
Hartford HealthCare Community Campaign
Producer Jeff Teitler
Nick Delthlefsen, Producer
Rebecca Stewart, Producer
Hartford HealthCare
 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT  – SINGLE SPOTJeff Teitler - Emmy Award Winner PSA - Single Spot
Serenade to HealthCare Heroes
Jeff Teitler, Producer
Rebecca Stewart, Producer
Nick Dethlefson Producer
Matt Berky. Music Producer
Hartford HealthCare
 
COMMERCIAL
Emmy Award Winner - Jeff Teitler - Best Commercial
Barber on A Mission of Care
Jeff Teitler,  Producer
Rebecca Stewart, Producer
Nick Dethlefson Producer
Matt Berky. Music Producer
Hartford HealthCare
 
 
PHOTOGRAPHER – SHORT FORM CONTENT
Barber on A Mission of Care
Jeff Teitler, Director / Filmmaker
Envision Films
 
 
 
And Congratulations to Maria Del Sol
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT / COMPOSITION
All In – Two Cancers, 1 Surgical Team
 
 
 
 

 A special thanks to Peter Knox, for your endless belief and support of all that we do.  And mostly, to my family, Melissa Jarah and Mason.    The 47th Boston/New England Emmy® Awards Gala was held at the Marriott Boston Copley Place on Saturday, June 8, 2024.  For additional EMMY WINNERS

Congratulations to all!

SPECIAL THANKS
SPECIAL THANKS TO: HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, JEFFREY FLAKS, JEFFREY COHEN, MD FAGS, AJAY KUMAR, MD, ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FEPMRS,  BIMAL PATE,  JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS, KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER/RN, PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN, CYNTHIA PRICE, MD GREG FRANI RRT, EMT-P. RON KOWALCZYK, NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS, MD, MSCE, F. PERRY WILSON AND MELISSA TEITLER, JARAH TEITLER AND MASON TEITLER
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6 Emmy Award Nominations for Jeff Teitler, Hartford HealthCare and Envision Films.

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As a Connecticut-based filmmaker and professor, I have always been passionate about poignant and meaningful story telling.  Practicing that with amazing partners such as Hartford HealthCare, extraordinarily talented musicians like Maria Del Sol and Matt Berky, as well as producing partners Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen, this year we are so honored to have earned 6 Emmy Nominations from The National Academy Of Arts And Television Sciences, Boston / New England Region.  Nominations were received in the following categories
 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – CAMPAIGN
Hartford HealthCare Community Campaign
Producer Jeff Teitler
Nick Delthlefsen, Producer
Rebecca Stewart, Producer
Hartford HealthCare
 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT  – SINGLE SPOT
Serenade to HealthCare Heroes
Jeff Teitler, Producer
Rebecca Stewart, Producer
Nick Dethlefson Producer
Matt Berky. Music Producer
Hartford HealthCare
 
 
Antisemitism in Connecticut
Jeff Teitler – Producer
Envision Films – Shared through Connecticut / New England ADL
 
 
 
 
COMMERCIAL
Barber on A Mission of Care
Jeff Teitler,  Producer
Rebecca Stewart, Producer
Nick Dethlefson Producer
Matt Berky. Music Producer
Hartford HealthCare
 
 
PHOTOGRAPHER – SHORT FORM CONTENT
Barber on A Mission of Care
Jeff Teitler, Director / Filmmaker
Envision Films
 
Serenade to HealthCare Heroes
Jeff Teitler, Photographer 
Hartford HealthCare
 
And Congratulations to Maria Del Sol
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT / COMPOSITION
All In – Two Cancers, 1 Surgical Team
 
 
 
 
This year we were also honored to collaborate with West Hartford activist Kerry Rausch, along with Stacey Sobel and Stephanie Hertz with Connecticut’s Anti-Defamation League, who shared our PSA throughout the New England Region.   A special thanks to Peter Knox, for your endless belief and support of all that we do.   The 47th Boston/New England Emmy® Awards Gala will be held at the Marriott Boston Copley Place on Saturday, June 8, 2024.   https://newenglandemmy.org/.   Congratulations to all!
SPECIAL THANKS
SPECIAL THANKS TO: HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, JEFFREY FLAKS, JEFFREY COHEN, MD FAGS, AJAY KUMAR, MD, ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FEPMRS,  BIMAL PATE,  JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS, KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER/RN, PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN, CYNTHIA PRICE, MD GREG FRANI RRT, EMT-P. RON KOWALCZYK, NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS, MD, MSCE, F. PERRY WILSON AND MELISSA TEITLER, JARAH TEITLER AND MASON TEITLER
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A 2nd Emmy Award for Jeffrey Teitler, Medscape and Hartford HealthCare

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CONNECTICUT  (June, 2023)
 
Filmmaker, Jeffrey Teitler in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare and Medscape earn a 2nd Emmy® Award from the 46th annual Emmy Awards held in Boston, MA on June 10th.
 
We are so pleased to announce that, STATE OF EMERGENCY – THE NO JUDGEMENT ZONE  won the Emmy Award within the Health / Medical Short Form Content catagory.
 
The prestigious recognition was granted by the National Academy of Arts and Television Sciences – Boston/New England Regional Chapter.
 
In THE NO JUDGEMENT ZONE, Emergency physician, Cynthia Price, confronts the end of life, an ongoing pandemic and treats a transgender patient’s sudden paralysis.    
 
STATE OF EMERGENCY was published in January of ’22 on Medscape.   The documentary short previously won a gold regional ASBEE Award as well as a silver national award from the American Society of Publishers and Editors.

STATE OF EMERGENCY was produced in collaboration with Jeffrey Teitler, Envision Films,  Medscape, Hartford HealthCare, Anya Romanowski, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Audrey Silver and Peter Knox.

We are so thankful to the many medical practitioners and patients, who allowed their events, lives and care to be captured.We would also like to thank the National Academy of Arts and Television Sciences – Boston/New England Regional Chapter.  And lastly, to Peter Knox – your endless vision, belief and partnership in telling these stories are at the heart of what we do.

SPECIAL THANKS

HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN, JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER, RN PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN GREG FRANI, RRT, EMT-P. PETER KNOX, RON KOWALCZYK,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,  MELISSA TEITLER

 

 

More to come…
 
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ALL IN Earns Distribution from Medscape, A WebMD Company

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CONNECTICUT  (Feb 9, 2024)
 
Jeffrey Teitler’s latest installment of THE ONCOLOGISTS gains distribution from Medscape, a WebMD company.
 
 
Surgeons know not to count on miracles, but sometimes they can happen.  Ezekiel Joseph presented in Hartford Hospital’s Emergency Room with multiple, late stage cancers, including a rapidly growing tumor in his back.  Traveling from Saint Lucia, his treatment reveals sacrifice, care and rapid efforts to save his life.   But did he wait too long?    VIEW ON MEDSCAPE HERE
 
ALL IN was released on Medscape on December 14th, 2023.  The Documentary Short Film was produced in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare, Jeffrey Teitler, Medscape Peter Knox, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Audrey Silver, Lauri Graham, Gabrielle Miller and Maria Del Sol

It remains an incredible honor to preserve these times and issues, while documenting the meaningful work and moments on Connecticut’s front lines.  VIEW ON MEDSCAPE HERE

FULL CREDITS
DIRECTED BY JEFFREY B.TEITLER. PRODUCED BY LAURI GRAHAM, PRODUCED BY GABRIEL MILLER, REBECCA STEWART. NICK DETHLEFSEN,  PETER KNOX, ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE BY MARIA DEL SOL
FULL CAST LIST –  HARTFORD HOSPITAL – ONCOLOGY / SURGERY
FEATURING, BRET SCHIPPER MD, FACS, CPE, EZECHIEL JOSEPH, THERESA CONSTANTINE, ABIGAIL DOELGER, MD, LYNN ADAMMA PAULS MD WHITNEY MERCY,CRNA ALAN BABIGAN, BETSY PROVOST, BSN, RN, DHAMODARAN PALAMIAPPAN, MD, LEAH GOLDBERG, RN. HARDEEP SINGH, MD, MARJORIE MCKNIGHT, CST, ALEJANDRO FAJARDO, MD, PATRICK GARVIN, MO, JENNIFER BEWER, MD, SHANNON MCQUILLAN.RN, TYLER J PION, DO, AMBER SOLDAN, CST, ANNMARIE OZAMBO, RN AND CARLA MORILLO
SPECIAL THANKS
SPECIAL THANKS TO: HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, JEFFREV FLAKS, JEFFREV COHEN, MD FAGS, AJAY KUMAR, MD, ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FEPMRS, JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS, KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREYSILVER/RN, PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN, GREG FRAMI RRT, EMT-P. RON KOWALCZYK, NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS, MD, MSCE, F. PERRY WILSON AND MELISSA TEITLER, JARAH TEITLER AND MASON TEITLER

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The American Public Health Film Festival Selects GSW WOMEN

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CONNECTICUT  (December 21, 2022)
 
We are pleased to announce, the American Public Health Film Festival (APHA) selects GSW WOMEN to screen during their annual gathering in Atlanta.   GSW WOMEN recently received an Emmy® Nomination from the National Academy of Arts And Television Sciences, Boston / New England Region.  The Documentary Short Film, Directed by Jeffrey Teitler received distribution and publication from Medscape, a WebMD Company December 19th 2022.  
 
Within an ongoing epidemic of violence, filmmaker, Jeffrey Teitler, tracks the life-saving efforts, courage, and resilience of three female practitioners and an entire medical team at Hartford Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center.   

 
GSW WOMEN was produced in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare, Jeffrey Teitler, Anya Romanowski, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Audrey Silver and Maria Del Sol and Medscape   

 

GSW Woman - Jeff Teitler, Dr. Jane KeatingJane J. Keating, Ashley Weisse and Amber LangloisFilmed as events unfold, trauma surgeon Dr Jane J. Keating, physician assistant Ashley Weisse, and emergency nurse Amber Langlois reveal an intimate glimpse within a preventable cycle of America’s violence epidemic — and the scars it leaves behind.

It remains an incredible honor to preserve these times and issues, while documenting the meaningful work and moments on Connecticut’s front lines.   Thank you to the American Public Health Film Festival and the American Public Health Association for featuring this work. 

FULL CAST LIST –  HARTFORD HOSPITAL – TRAUMA / EMERGENCY
JANE J. KEATING – ASHLEY WEISSE – AMBER LANGLOIS – AMBIKA ANAND – ISAAC ADELBURG – MARY  ALICONA – HYSEN ALLA – VALERIE ANDERSON – ALEXANDRA ARCARIA – SARAH BIALKOWSKI – RIGERS BICAKU – ALEXANDRA BRADLEY – JOKSHAN BRYANT – DEREK BRIGGS – TANISHA BUTLER – ROSSMARY CARTIER – SAMUEL COLO – KATHARINE DEVIN-HOLCOMBE – JACINTHA DEVILLIER – EMILY FIRENZE – DAN FREESS – BEN GARBUS – ALLISON GETZINGER – BRENDAN GONTARZ – NICHOLAS HASKELL – PAIGE HINE – COLIN HUGUENEL – SHANNA-KAY LEVY – NISHANT MERCHANT – CAITLYN NAPIERKOWSKI – SARAH OCAMPO – CHELSEA MCNALLY – ELIZABETH MERRITT – SAMANTHA MOHAMMED – MATTHEW MORRISON – AMBER MULLEN – MARISSA NGUYEN – KELLY OLESEN – CYNTHIA PRICE – ELIZABETH ROBINSON – GABRIELLE RUSCZYK – MELISSA SMITH – INAM SHAIKH – TRENT SHE  – KELSEY SULLIVAN – ERIN STANKIEWICZ – EMILY TIEDEMANN – JAVIER VASQUEZ – MEGAN WARD
SPECIAL THANKS
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN, JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER, RN PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN GREG FRANI, RRT, EMT-P. PETER KNOX, RON KOWALCZYK,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,  MELISSA TEITLER
 Much more to come in 22/23
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Super Bowl 2023 Commercial Broadcast

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CONNECTICUT  (February 12, 2023)
 
HEALTH AND HAIRCUTS, a cinematic commercial, directed by Jeff Teitler premieres during the 2023 Super Bowl.   Produced in collaboration with Hartford Healthcare, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, HHC’s Neighborhood Health Team and local business owner, Miguel Delvalle, this emotional story documents the meaning of care, collaboration and engagement.
 

 

It is an absolute honor to with the entire team at Hartford Healthcare.  Moreover, receiving such a prestigious broadcast during the Super Bowl represents a new miles stone in our collaborations.   
 
SPECIAL THANKS
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN, JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER, RN PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN GREG FRANI, RRT, EMT-P. PETER KNOX, RON KOWALCZYK,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,  MELISSA TEITLER
Much more to come in 23
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Envision Films, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape Win 4 Emmy Nominations

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CONNECTICUT  (April, 2023)
 
Filmmaker, Jeffrey Teitler in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare and Medscape earn 4 Emmy Award Nominations.

The 46th Emmy® Award Nominations were announced April 20th from the National Academy of Arts And Television Sciences, Boston / New England Region.  It remains an extraordinary privilege to document the work, humanity and care within the medical arts.   We are extremely grateful  to our partners at Hartford HealthCare and Medscape, including Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Anya Romanowski, Audrey Silver, Ken Robinson, William Sardella, Jonathan Gates, Greg Frani and Patricia Veronneau.  Most importantly, to our film participants: the gifts you give are entirely indelible and the highest honor to capture. 

Emmy Nominations were received in the categories of Health / Medical Short Form Content, Historical / Cultural – Short Form Content, Video Essayist and Best Original Musical Score:

GSW WOMEN: 

Within an ongoing epidemic of violence, the life-saving efforts, courage and resilience of these female practitioners and their health teams are unstoppable.  But, there is also a toll.  VIEW ON MEDSCAPE HERE. 

GSW Women was published on Medscape in Dec of ’22.  Captured as events unfold, trauma surgeon, Jane J. Keating, physician assistant, Ashley Weisse, and emergency nurse, Amber Langlois reveal America’s gun violence epidemic.    GSW WOMEN was produced in collaboration with Jeffrey Teitler, Envision Films, Medscape, Hartford HealthCare as well as Anya Romanowski, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Audrey Silver, Maria Del Sol and Peter Knox.   Maria Del Sol’s original music for GSW WOMEN also received an Emmy nomination for Best Original Score.

STATE OF EMERGENCY – THE NO JUDGEMENT ZONE was also nominated in the Health / Medical Short Form Content catagory.

Emergency physician, Cynthia Price, confronts the end of life, an ongoing pandemic and treats a transgender patient’s sudden paralysis.    STATE OF EMERGENCY was published in January of ’22 on Medscape.  It was produced in collaboration with Jeffrey Teitler,  Medscape, Hartford HealthCare, Anya Romanowski, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Audrey Silver and Peter Knox.

LEN JACOBS – STOP THE BLEED was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Historical / Cultural – Short Form Content category.  

Dr. Lenworth Jacobs spent much of his career as the Chair of Hartford Hospital’s Department of Trauma.  Yet, his work would reverberate to the White House and beyond, saving hundreds of thousands of lives and transforming the emergency care system.   STOP THE BLEED was published in October of 22 and premiered at the inaugural Lenworth Jacobs Trauma Symposium.  

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH was also nominated for an Emmy Award in the Video Essayist category.   

This group of medics, does not wait for a crisis.  They prevent it wherever it occurs.  Bringing, care tenacity and hope to some of Connecticut’s most vulernable areas, they redefine what healthcare can be.

Thanks to the many medical practitioners and patients, who allowed their events, lives and care to be captured.     We would also like to thank the National Academy of Arts and Television Sciences – Boston/New England Regional Chapter for the prestigious Emmy® Award Nominations.  Finally, a special thanks to Peter Knox for your endless vision and partnership in telling these stories.

 

SPECIAL THANKS
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN, JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER, RN PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN GREG FRANI, RRT, EMT-P. PETER KNOX, RON KOWALCZYK,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,  MELISSA TEITLER

 

More to come…
 
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Envision Films, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape Win An Emmy Award

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CONNECTICUT  (June 6, 2022)
 
Jeffrey Teitler, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape earn an Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, (NATAS) Boston/New England Region during the 45th Annual Emmy® Celebration.  
 
Recognized for outstanding achievement in the Short-Form, Societal Concerns category, COVIDLAND, a documentary film was produced by Jeff Teitler, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen and Eugenia Yun.
 
During the height of the pandemic, critical care physician, Megan Panico and her ICU team at Hartford Hospital selflessly cared for on onslaught of Connecticut’s most critical COVID-19 patients.  Sacrificing their own health and family needs, COVIDLAND is an intimate portrait of courage and hope during the greatest healthcare crisis of our time.
 

 
EMMY Ⓡ AWARD FOR COVIDLAND – National Academy of Arts and Sciences – Boston / New England Region
 
COVIDLAND was published by Medscape in January of 21.  Soon after, the documentary was endorsed by WEBMD‘s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Whyte.  COVIDLAND also won an Eddie and Ozzie Award from Folio Magazine as well as a Digital Health Award from the Health Information Resource Center.
 

We are so honored to preserve these important times, share such rarely-seen events and highlight the character, courage, skill and care, that occurs within Connecticut’s frontlines every day.     

COVIDLAND CAST

MEGAN PANICO, MD  –  BRIAN WOFFARD  –  SAJJAD S. RAZA, BS, RRT, RRT-ACCS  –  BRITTANY WOZNIAK, PA-C  –  KALISTA RUOFF,  PCA  –  EMILY CONCA, RN   –  ELVIRA SYED, RRT  –  JENNIFER CULLINANE, RN, BSN  –  JARED INCILLO, RN  –  KATHRYN LAFLEUR  –  PA-C ELIZABETH VERHAGEN, APRN, AGACNP-BC   –  MIRANDA BENGTSON, RN, BSN  –  STEPHANIE WHEELER PA-C  –  ISABELLA PANICO  –  DAVID RICE, RRT  – JEREMY BROTHERS, RN  –  BRITTANY LAURENZA, RN, BSN  –  CHRISTINA WOOD RN AND THE ENTIRE ICU TEAM AT HARTFORD HOSPITAL

 

We were also honored to receive an EMMY Ⓡ NOMINATION for WHOLE AGAIN

Produced in collaboration with Tina Verona, Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen along with Hartford HealthCare’s Emergency Department, after 17 days clinging to life on a ventilator, hospital security guard, Jay Bialkowski’s recovery from COVID-19 was nothing short of miraculous.   It was also just the beginning of a brutal journey back to his life.   

Thanks to the many medical practitioners and patients, who allowed their events, lives and care to be captured.     We would also like to thank the National Academy of Arts and Sciences – Boston/New England Regional Chapter for the prestigious Emmy® Award and Emmy Nominations.   Finally, thanks to Hartford HealthCare, Medscape and Peter Knox for your endless vision and partnership in telling these stories.

It remains the highest honor to do this work. 

SPECIAL THANKS
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,   PETER KNOX,  RON KOWALCZYK,  MELISSA TEITLER

 

Much more to come in 22/23
 
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GSW WOMEN Receives a Medscape Publication

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CONNECTICUT  (December 21, 2022)
 
GSW WOMEN:  Within an ongoing epidemic of violence, filmmaker, Jeffrey Teitler, tracks the life-saving efforts, courage, and resilience of three female practitioners and an entire medical team at Hartford Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center.   VIEW ON MEDSCAPE HERE
 
GSW WOMEN was released on Medscape on December 19th.  The Documentary Short Film was produced in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare, Jeffrey Teitler, Anya Romanowski, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Audrey Silver and Maria Del Sol and Medscape   

Filmed as events unfold, trauma surgeon Dr Jane J. Keating, physician assistant Ashley Weisse, and emergency nurse Amber Langlois reveal an intimate glimpse within a preventable cycle of America’s violence epidemic — and the scars it leaves behind.

It remains an incredible honor to preserve these times and issues, while documenting the meaningful work and moments on Connecticut’s front lines.  VIEW ON MEDSCAPE HERE

 

 

FULL CAST LIST –  HARTFORD HOSPITAL – TRAUMA / EMERGENCY
JANE J. KEATING – ASHLEY WEISSE – AMBER LANGLOIS – AMBIKA ANAND – ISAAC ADELBURG – MARY  ALICONA – HYSEN ALLA – VALERIE ANDERSON – ALEXANDRA ARCARIA – SARAH BIALKOWSKI – RIGERS BICAKU – ALEXANDRA BRADLEY – JOKSHAN BRYANT – DEREK BRIGGS – TANISHA BUTLER – ROSSMARY CARTIER – SAMUEL COLO – KATHARINE DEVIN-HOLCOMBE – JACINTHA DEVILLIER – EMILY FIRENZE – DAN FREESS – BEN GARBUS – ALLISON GETZINGER – BRENDAN GONTARZ – NICHOLAS HASKELL – PAIGE HINE – COLIN HUGUENEL – SHANNA-KAY LEVY – NISHANT MERCHANT – CAITLYN NAPIERKOWSKI – SARAH OCAMPO – CHELSEA MCNALLY – ELIZABETH MERRITT – SAMANTHA MOHAMMED – MATTHEW MORRISON – AMBER MULLEN – MARISSA NGUYEN – KELLY OLESEN – CYNTHIA PRICE – ELIZABETH ROBINSON – GABRIELLE RUSCZYK – MELISSA SMITH – INAM SHAIKH – TRENT SHE  – KELSEY SULLIVAN – ERIN STANKIEWICZ – EMILY TIEDEMANN – JAVIER VASQUEZ – MEGAN WARD
SPECIAL THANKS
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN, JONATHAN GATES, MD, MBA, FACS KENNETH ROBINSON, MD, AUDREY SILVER, RN PATRICIA VERONNEAU, RN GREG FRANI, RRT, EMT-P. PETER KNOX, RON KOWALCZYK,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,  MELISSA TEITLER
 Much more to come in 22/23
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Envision Films Earns 2 Emmy Nominations 

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Envision Films / Jeff Teitler, in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare, Medscape, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Tina Verona and Eugenia Yun, are honored to announce two Emmy Nominations from the Boston/New England Region of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, (NATAS).  The prestigious Nominations mark a new milestone within our production partnerships.  The 45th Boston/New England Emmy® Awards Ceremony will be held at the Wang Theatre on Saturday, June 4, 2022
 
EMMY Ⓡ NOMINATION FOR COVIDLAND
 
In COVIDLAND, critical care physician, Megan Panico and her ICU team selflessly care for on onslaught of COVID-19 patients.  Sacrificing their own health and family needs during the hight of the pandemic, COVIDLAND documents the mass of courage and hope during the greatest healthcare crisis of our time.

EMMY Ⓡ NOMINATION FOR WHOLE AGAIN

After 17 days clinging to life on a ventilator, hospital security guard, Jay Bialkowski’s recovery from COVID-19 was nothing short of miraculous.   It was also just the beginning of a brutal journey back to his life.   

On behalf of all, we are extraordinarily thankful to the many practitioners and patients, who so courageously allowed their events, lives and care to be captured during such vulnerable times.     We would also like to thank the Academy’s Boston/New England Chapter for the prestigious Emmy nomination, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape for their vision, partnership and support.

Much more to come…
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STATE OF EMERGENCY Launches On Medscape

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Envision Films and Jeffrey Teitler, in collaboration with Medscape, Hartford Hospital’s, Emergency Department and Hartford Healthcare are pleased to announce, STATE OF EMERGENCY – A new micro-documentary series on the front lines of Emergency Medicine.

In THE NO JUDGEMENT ZONE, (Ep 1) emergency physician, Cynthia Price, along with her team of care-providers, confront the end of life, an ongoing pandemic and treat a transgender patient’s sudden paralysis.  Yet for those on the front lines, it’s part of the shift.  STATE OF EMERGENCY 

We are pleased and honored by the engagement of Hartford Hospital’s patients and practitioners, along with the ability to tell their stories with Medscape.    VIEW THE FIRST EPISODE HERE.

State of Emergency is produced by Anya Romanowski, in collaboration with Jeff Teitler and Hartford Healthcare.  

SPECIAL THANKS
JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN,  TINA VARONA,   NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , PETER KNOX,  RON KOWALCZYK and MELISSA TEITLER
 
More to come!
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COVIDLAND Wins an Eddie And Ozzie Award

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COVIDLAND,  a Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Jeff Teitler documentary, wins a prestigious, 2021 Eddie and Ozzie Award.  The recognition, announced at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC, includes publications such as, Variety, People Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Science Magazine and others. The prestigious award recognizes excellence in 33 categories within Communication, Journalism and Digital Design.

Envision Films and Jeff Teitler are grateful to both the Eddie and Ozzie’s, along with our collaborating partners, Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Eugenia Yun.

In COVIDLAND, critical care physician, Megan Panico and her ICU team selflessly care for on onslaught of COVID-19 patients.  Sacrificing their own health and family needs during the height of the pandemic, COVIDLAND documents the mass of courage and hope during the greatest healthcare crisis of our time.

COVIDLAND premiered on Medscape in January of 2021.  It was also featured and endorsed in a WebMD segment by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Hoyt.
 
COVIDLAND  won a Digital Health Award in June of 21, from the Health Information Resource Center – the largest review program of its kind in the United States.   
 
COVIDLAND was produced in partnership with Medscape, Hartford HealthCare, Hartford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen.  Produced by Eugenia Yun and Directed by Jeffrey Teitler / Envision Films. 
 
CAST
MEGAN PANICO, MD  –  BRIAN WOFFARD  –  SAJJAD S. RAZA, BS, RRT, RRT-ACCS  –  BRITTANY WOZNIAK, PA-C  –  KALISTA RUOFF,  PCA  –  EMILY CONCA, RN   –  ELVIRA SYED, RRT  –  JENNIFER CULLINANE, RN, BSN  –  JARED INCILLO, RN  –  KATHRYN LAFLEUR  –  PA-C ELIZABETH VERHAGEN, APRN, AGACNP-BC   –  MIRANDA BENGTSON, RN, BSN  –  STEPHANIE WHEELER PA-C  –  ISABELLA PANICO  –  DAVID RICE, RRT  – JEREMY BROTHERS, RN  –  BRITTANY LAURENZA, RN, BSN  –  CHRISTINA WOOD RN AND THE ENTIRE ICU TEAM AT HARTFORD HOSPITAL.
 
SPECIAL THANKS
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,   PETER KNOX,  RON KOWALCZYK,  MELISSA TEITLER

 

Stay tuned for additional Medscape premieres – Posted by Jeff Teitler – Director Envision Films, LLC

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This Oncologist Created A Legacy for A Beloved Patient – A Medscape, Jeff Teitler and Hartford Health Production

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Cancer is unforgiving.  It robs our time, upends our lives and leaves indelible scars on all around.  But it can also reveals our greatest gifts.    In this Medscape, Jeff Teitler and Hartford Healthcare documentary, a diagnoses of breast and pancreatic cancer, inspires an entire health system to engage.    

TO VIEW THE FILM, CLICK HERE OR THE IMAGE

Jill Bertolini, Camelia Lawrence, Jeff Teitler, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape

FEATURED CAST:

CAMELIA LAWRENCE, MD, FACS,  JILLENE BERTOLINI,  MICHAEL FURLAN,  ISAIAH LAWRENCE,  SHIRLEY LAWRENCE,  NATHAN PHILLIPS,  ASHLEY PHILLIPS,  ARMANDO E. GIULIANO, MD, FACS,  GUSTAVO STRINGEL, MD, FACS,  GARY HAVICAN  JEFFREY FINKELSTEIN, MD, FACEP,  SOO HWA HAN, MD, FACS,  BRIAN JAMES BYRNE, MD  SHERI CHROSTOWSKI,  JOANNE STRANIERI, RN,  SOPHIA PARE, RN  JORDAN PROCKO, RN,  JANE BROWN, RN,  BOZENA SZCZYGIEL, RN,  MEGHAN VACHON, RN,  BRIAN SPYROS,  KATHY ROSS

SPECIAL THANKS

THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER INSTITUTE, HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, MIDSTATE RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES,  EUGENIA YUN,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN,  TINA VARONA,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  AJAY KUMAR, MD, NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  F. PERRY WILSON, MD, MSCE,  BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,  BRIAN MICHAEL ALLEN, MD,  PETER KNOX,  RON KOWALCZYK,  MELISSA TEITLER,  LD BRITT, MD, MPH, FACS , CHARLES V. FIRLOTTE,  WESLEY HICKS, MD FACS,  BRIDGET OPPONG, MD, FACS

The Oncologists reveals human moments in cancer, care and practice  

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Saint Louis Children’s Hospital Selects The Sweetest Land

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For Immediate Release:

Connecticut – July 27, 2021


After a long hiatus, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to announce, THE SWEETEST LAND has been selected to screen by Saint Louis Children’s Hospital w as part of their 2021 Pediatric Trauma Symposium.

With an up-tick in violent crime across the country, along with the film’s critical focus on violence prevention, we are honored and pleased the film is being utilized exactly as it was intended – to educate and save lives.  On behalf of the cast and crew of THE SWEETEST LAND, we would like to thank Lydia Wood, Lori Beck and Saint Louis Children’s Hospital, for their amazing efforts in improving violence prevention and championing the film’s Saint Louis screening.

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THE SWEETEST LAND – SYNOPSIS:

In urban America, there are community promises made, triumphant political speeches performed and conditions, which rarely change.     Yet when the gunshots sound and blood spills, who shows up?

From the midnight surgeons, to a community on the brink of hope and sacrifice, THE SWEETEST LAND investigates real stories of violence, prevention and change, where complacency can no longer be an option.

Stay tuned for additional news and THE SWEETEST LAND updates or join us on Facebook

Much more to come!

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Jeffrey Teitler, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen and Hartford HealthCare win Lamplighter

Hartford HealthCare, Jeff Teitler and Envision Films win multiple LampLighter Awards

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For Immediate Release
Connecticut, July 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hartford HealthCare commissioned several short videos from Envision Films / Jeff Teitler, to explore the local health response. Today, we are so pleased to have collaborated with Hartford HealthCare and are honored by the multiple LAMPLIGHTER RECOGNITIONS those works have received.

In this first piece, a Hartford HealthCare, Registered Nurse uses her phone to capture her morning routine. On Facebook, the video received over 60,000 views in its first week.

Jay Bialkowski’s story begins on a typical day. Yet, in a matter of minutes, his world changed forever. He couldn’t breathe and was rushed to Hartford Hospital. His condition spiraled quickly as he was on the brink of death – until something miraculous happened,

After producing on this story of recovery, it was broadcast on NBC CT as it rapidly received over 31,000 views on social media. That’s when it was noticed by National Geographic’s science editor, Nsikan Aspen, who invited the story on their national podcast.

Keith Grant, APRN, Senior Director, Infection Prevention, shares why he has hope for the future and how safety is at the forefront of everything Hartford HealthCare does.

How do you tell the stories of Hospice to people who may not want to listen?  This story is about patients and their families. How they were born, lived and how they wanted to experience life at the end -surrounded by loved ones LAMPLIGHTER AWARD IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

We are deeply honored by the Lamplighter recognitions and to have Hartford HealthCare, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen and Tina Verona as our collaborating and producing partners. Much more to come…

Stay tuned for additional Medscape premieres – Posted by Jeff Teitler – Director Envision Films, LLC

CCSU Student and Alumni Produce for Stephen Colbert

CCSU Film Students and Alumni Produce for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – Outcomes Matter

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CCSU Student and Alumni Produce for Stephen ColbertPrior to the pandemic, several members of CCSU’s production faculty ran a pilot program in studio production.  Collaborating with Josh Therriault, an ESPN production artist and former CCSU Film graduate,  we developed a comprehensive studio curriculum, collaborated with industry artists and developed the most advanced productions and curriculum ever seen within CCSU’s studio. 

The new curriculum not only engaged CCSU film alumni, (as studio-mentors), but the changes also created a well-trained production team, which has been achieving unprecedented success ever since

From producing national segments for ESPN to developing award-winning films at festivals, the team also collaborated with grammy award winning artist, Pharoahe Monch to create his latest music video.  That production even inspired a Rolling Stone feature.   
 
While such accomplishments might seem unlikely at a state university, ensuring high standards, qualified instructors and student/alumni success, is the job.
In this latest milestone, CCSU’s pilot program alumni and students recently filmed, th1rt3en, which aired on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
 
Unfortunately, even as the student achievements continue, the pilot program was illogically discontinued.     While perplexing,  producing student outcomes, skills and achievements,  is our job… and we have a long HISTORY OF SUCCESS…
 

Posted by Jeff Teitler, Professor Central Connecticut State University

For updates and additional information, join us in Instagram and Facebook

COVIDLAND wins a digital health award

COVIDLAND Wins a Digital Health Award

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Connecticut, June 12th, 2021

Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Envision Films / Jeff Teitler win a Silver Digital Health Award for COVIDLAND – A documentary Film about survival and hope in the ICU.

TheDigital Health Awards hosts the largest review program of its kind in the United States. Sponsored by the Health Information Resource Center, The Digital Health Awards recognizes high-quality digital health resources for consumers and health professionals.

In COVIDLAND critical care physician, Megan Panico and her team’s care for COVID-19 patient, Brian Woffard, as they sacrifice their health and family needs during the 20/21 pandemic. The film was produced in partnership with Hartford HealthCare, Hartford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen. Produced by Eugenia Yun and Directed by Jeffrey Teitler. COVIDLAND premiered on Medscape in January of 2021 . VIEW COVIDLAND ON MEDSCAPE

 

WebMD’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Whyte produced another segment on WebMD, which endorsed COVIDLAND.

Envision Films / Jeff Teitler are grateful for our partners and those who participated in the creation of COVIDLAND. A special thanks to the Digital Health Awards for including the film in this recognition.

COVIDLAND was produced in partnership with Medscape, Hartford HealthCare, Hartford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen.  Produced by Eugenia Yun and Directed by Jeffrey Teitler / Envision Films. 
 
CAST
MEGAN PANICO, MD  –  BRIAN WOFFARD  –  SAJJAD S. RAZA, BS, RRT, RRT-ACCS  –  BRITTANY WOZNIAK, PA-C  –  KALISTA RUOFF,  PCA  –  EMILY CONCA, RN   –  ELVIRA SYED, RRT  –  JENNIFER CULLINANE, RN, BSN  –  JARED INCILLO, RN  –  KATHRYN LAFLEUR  –  PA-C ELIZABETH VERHAGEN, APRN, AGACNP-BC   –  MIRANDA BENGTSON, RN, BSN  –  STEPHANIE WHEELER PA-C  –  ISABELLA PANICO  –  DAVID RICE, RRT  – JEREMY BROTHERS, RN  –  BRITTANY LAURENZA, RN, BSN  –  CHRISTINA WOOD RN AND THE ENTIRE ICU TEAM AT HARTFORD HOSPITAL.
 
SPECIAL THANKS
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE,  JEFFREY FLAKS,  JEFFREY COHEN, MD FACS, AJAY KUMAR, MD,  ADAM STEINBERG, DO, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS,  REBECCA STEWART,  NICK DETHLEFSEN,  TINA VARONA,  EUGENIA YUN,  NIAMEY WILSON, MD, FACS,  MD, MSCE,  F. PERRY WILSON , BRET SCHIPPER, MD, FACS, CPE,   PETER KNOX,  RON KOWALCZYK,  MELISSA TEITLER

Stay tuned for additional Medscape premieres – Posted by Jeff Teitler – Director Envision Films, LLC

Margot Noelle, One In Four - a Documentary by Jeffrey Teitler

ONE IN FOUR – Awarded Multiple Film Festival Selections

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CONNECTICUT, February 20th, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Envision Films / Jeff Teitler, in collaboration with Margot Noelle, DFX, Michelle Fischer Paul and Nicole Nascimento present ONE IN FOUR, a short documentary film.  

There are many empowering benefits of dance, but healing from sexual assault was never supposed to be one of them.

ONE IN FOUR premiered at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival, while also receiving official selections at the Dance is Activism Film Festival, 21, Indie Shorts Awards Miami, Voices Rising Film Festival, 21, and the Fine Arts Film Festival.  ONE IN FOUR will screen, Wednesday, September 8th at the I WILL TELL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Stay tuned for additional Medscape premieres – Posted by Jeff Teitler – Director Envision Films, LLC

 

 

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THE ONCOLOGISTS Premieres: A Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Jeff Teitler production

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 CONNECTICUT, February 20th, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Envision Films / Jeff Teitler, in collaboration with Hartford HealthCare (Connecticut’s largest HealthCare system) and Medscape, (a leading online Medical Journal) launch THE ONCOLOGISTS – a new documentary film series exploring the unforeseeable challenges, triumphs and the human experiences within the treatment of cancer patients.

Unpredictable Endings are only the beginning of a delicate dance surgical teams go through with every case. In Episode 1, Chief of Oncological Surgery, Dr. Bret Schipper faces a crucial moment in the OR that few ever see….and the stakes could not be higher.

THE ONCOLOGISTS is currently scheduled to produce four episode to premiere on Medscape. 

Special Thanks to: Lauri Graham, Gabriel Miller, Eugenia Yun, JeIrey Flaks, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Tina Varona, Hartford Hospital, Niamey Wilson, MD, FACS, F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, Peter Knox, Ron Kowalczyk and Melissa Teitler

Stay tuned for additional Medscape premieres – Posted by JeI Teitler – Director Envision Films, LLC

 

 

Megan Panico, MD in COVIDLAND, by Jeffrey B. Teitler

COVIDLAND Inspires a WebMD Endorsement

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Following the premiere of COVIDLAND on Medscape, the documentary film captured the attention of WebMD’s, Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Whyte. Soon after, Whyte interviewed Dr. Panico about being in COVIDLAND, her experiences as a critical care physician, along with the wins and sacrifices, that continue on the front lines today.

Dr. Megan Panico spends nights and weekends caring for extreme COVID- 19 cases. In doing so, she also sacrifices urgent family needs and time with her daughter.  But for those on the front lines, within the most complicated health crisis of our time, there is no choice.

VIEW COVIDLAND ON MEDSCAPE

On behalf of the cast and crew of COVIDLAND, we would like to thank Dr. Whyte, for producing this segment and engaging interview. COVIDLAND was created through a unique collaboration between, Jeffrey Teitler, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape.

COVIDLAND also features Brian Woffard, Sajjad S. Raza, BS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, Brittany Wozniak, PA-C, Kalista Ruoff,  PCA, Emily Conca, RN, Elvira Syed, RRT, Jennifer Cullinane, RN, BSN, Jared Incillo, RN, Kathryn LaFleur, PA-C Elizabeth Verhagen, APRN, AGACNP-BC, Miranda Bengtson, RN, BSN, Stephanie Wheeler, PA-C, Isabella Panico, David Rice, RRT, Jeremy Brothers, RN, Brittany Laurenza, RN, BSN, Christina Wood, RN and the entire ICU team at Hartford Hospital.

CREDITS

Special Thanks to: Eugenia Yun, JeIrey Flaks, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Tina Varona, Hartford Hospital, Niamey Wilson, MD, FACS, F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, Peter Knox, Ron Kowalczyk and Melissa Teitler

Stay tuned for additional Medscape premieres – Posted by Jeff Teitler – Director Envision Films, LLC

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COVIDLAND Premieres: A Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Jeff Teitler Production

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Medscape, Hartford HealthCare and Envision Films /JeI Teitler. are pleased to announce the premiere of COVIDLAND: A Film About Survival and Hope in the ICU.

Dr. Megan Panico spends nights and weekends caring for extreme COVID- 19 cases. In doing so, she also sacrifices urgent family needs and time with her daughter.  But for those on the front lines, within the most complicated health crisis of our time, there is no choice.

VIEW COVIDLAND ON MEDSCAPE

We are pleased the film is premiering on MEDSCAPE.  COVIDLAND also features Brian Woffard, Sajjad S. Raza, BS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, Brittany Wozniak, PA-C, Kalista Ruoff,  PCA, Emily Conca, RN
Elvira Syed, RRT, Jennifer Cullinane, RN, BSN, Jared Incillo, RN, Kathryn LaFleur, PA-C Elizabeth Verhagen, APRN, AGACNP-BC, Miranda Bengtson, RN, BSN, Stephanie Wheeler, PA-C

Isabella Panico, David Rice, RRT, Jeremy Brothers, RN, Brittany Laurenza, RN, BSN, Christina Wood, RN and the entire ICU team at Hartford Hospital.

CREDITS

Special Thanks to: Eugenia Yun, JeIrey Flaks, Rebecca Stewart, Nick Dethlefsen, Tina Varona, Hartford Hospital, Niamey Wilson, MD, FACS, F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, Peter Knox, Ron Kowalczyk and Melissa Teitler

Stay tuned for additional Medscape premieres – Posted by Jeff Teitler – Director Envision Films, LLC

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