Envision Films, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape Win An Emmy Award
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.
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
For Immediate Release:
YOU’LL ALWAYS BE RIGHT UPSTAIRS- AN EMERGENCY TECHNICIAN’S SISTER IS ON A VENTILATOR ONLY FEET FROM WHERE SHE WORKS – FEATURED ON MEDSCAPE
We are pleased to have collaborated with Hartford HealthCare to eIectively tell this story. We’re also thrilled it inspired National Geographic’s engagement, which told their story to nearly 200,000 individuals across the nation. That is the power of a story!
We are pleased to announce THE SWEETEST LAND has won a prestigious Award of Merit Special Mention in SOCIAL JUSTICE from the IndieFEST Film Awards.
When you spend nights and weekends in one of New England’s most violent cities, you realize how little you know and how much can be revealed.
“Hundreds of youth violence prevention programs are being used in schools and communities throughout the country, yet little is known about the actual effects of many of them. Few such programs have been rigorously evaluated, including many ongoing efforts. The evaluations that have been done indicate that much of the money America spends on youth violence prevention is spent on ineffective — sometimes even harmful — programs and policies.”
When prevention works, it is no different from the life-changing moments in a trauma room. When you meet the humans whom violence prevention has failed, you gain an instant understanding of how important standards of care are, using the best methods with qualified prevention providers and rigorous evaluation. It is what we pay for.
For “The Sweetest Land,” we traveled from Georgia to Boston. We heard similar stories time after time. Struggling families didn’t get help. Hartford has a few new programs in place to connect with victims of violence and their families. The question is whether they are preventing further violence. The city needs a qualified and independent inspector general to make sure those programs are getting properly evaluated.
It is preventable and it is actionable. And to any elected official and legislator, if you can guarantee that our best efforts are implemented and working — as if it were your child at-risk — you too would represent “The Sweetest Land.“
We are so pleased to announce upcoming screenings of THE SWEETEST LAND at multiple film festivals in Saint Lous, Austin and Miami. Special thanks to the Capital City Black Film Festival, Urban Film Festival, CommUNITY Arts Festival. 
