Conversations Between Shifts

Conversations Between Shifts — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 14, 2021
• Runtime
• 29 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Ben Basem

Conversations Between Shifts — Cast

J

Jeanette Alvarez-Basem Herself Ben Basem Himself

C

Carmen Lydia Escobar Herself

L

Larry Basem Himself