ABOUT THE FILM

LONG SYNOPSIS

WUHAN WUHAN is an observational documentary unfolding during February and March, 2020 at the height of the pandemic in Wuhan city, where the coronavirus began. With unprecedented access at the peak of the pandemic lockdown, WUHAN WUHAN goes beyond the statistics and salacious headlines and puts a human experience into the early days of the mysterious virus as Chinese citizens and frontline healthcare workers grappled with an invisible, deadly killer.

The film focuses on five heart-wrenching and endearing stories: a soft-hearted ER doctor and an unflappable ICU nurse from the COVID-19 hospital; a compassionate volunteer psychologist at a temporary hospital; a tenacious mother and son who are COVID-19 patients navigating the byzantine PRC healthcare system; and a volunteer driver for medical workers and his 9 month pregnant wife whose heartfelt story forms the backbone of this film.

WUHAN WUHAN is a testament to the universality of our collective pandemic experience, that no matter what country, no one is immune to disease and that we, as a human species, share the same humanity in our struggle to survive.

Director Yung Chang

Producers Donna Gigliotti, Peter Luo, Diane Quon

Executive Producers Donnie Yen, Cheng Yang, Yuki Zhang

Co-Producers Nancy Xu, Juefang Jennifer Zhang

Editors Evita Yuepu Zhou, Zimo Huang

Music Hualun

FESTIVALS
2021: Hot Docs (World Premiere)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray, Digital Download