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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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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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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
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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