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A 2nd Emmy Award for Jeffrey Teitler, Medscape and Hartford HealthCare
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
ALL IN Earns Distribution from Medscape, A WebMD Company
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
Posted by Jeff Teitler, Director – www.envisionfilms.org
The American Public Health Film Festival Selects GSW WOMEN
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. 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
Super Bowl 2023 Commercial Broadcast
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
Envision Films, Hartford HealthCare and Medscape Win 4 Emmy 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
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
GSW WOMEN Receives a Medscape Publication
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
Envision Films Earns 2 Emmy Nominations
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.