Conversations Between Shifts

A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and Illinois Nurses Association union meetings, Jeanette navigates what it means to be a nurse and a human during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director: Ben Basem

Cast

J

Jeanette Alvarez-Basem

Herself

Ben Basem

Himself

C

Carmen Lydia Escobar

Herself

L

Larry Basem

Himself