

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.
Jeanette Alvarez-Basem
Herself
Lead
Ben Basem
Himself
Carmen Lydia Escobar
Herself
Larry Basem
Himself
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ben Basem's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Conversations Between Shifts is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”