Convergence: Courage in a Crisis

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Convergence: Courage in a Crisis

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2021

1h 53m

Documentary

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While COVID-19 exacerbates vulnerabilities across the world, unsung heroes in all levels of society help the tide turn toward a brighter future.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

It's one of the best documentaries of 2021.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 14, 2021

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Devika Girish

New York Times

The observational approach of its segments, which trace the arc of the coronavirus throughout 2020, is grueling to watch. And the film is intercut with cheesy covers of inspirational songs...

Oct 12, 2021

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

It's a humanistic endeavor, essentially, out of which emerge memorable people doing heroic work in inglorious places.

Oct 12, 2021

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Sabrina McFarland

Common Sense Media

With its first-rate presentation that expresses hope for a more inclusive world for kids and their families, Convergence: Courage in a Crisis is an essential platform to experience for timely conversations about a historic lifetime occurrence.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 21, 2021

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John Serba

Decider

A frequently poignant, sometimes hard-to-watch doc that serves to remind us that individuals can make a difference, even in the face of a global crisis.

Oct 18, 2021

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

I appreciated the craft of it. I also felt that we've all been living through this for the last year and a half, so the broad strokes of it were emphasizing things we already know, but I did appreciate a lot of the profile.

Oct 9, 2021

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greg r

This is an outstanding documentary. Even when it strays off on tangents throughout.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Orlando von Einsiedel

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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Hassan Akkad

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Renata Alves

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Jon Bardin

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Patrick Vernon

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Synopsis

While COVID-19 exacerbates vulnerabilities across the world, unsung heroes in all levels of society help the tide turn toward a brighter future.

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Production Co: Grain Media, Story Syndicate
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2021
Runtime: 1h 53m

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