Filmmaker duo and native New Yorkers Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth draw our attention to the personal experience of a single EMT working the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Renard “Storm” Haynes began his career as an EMT at the age of 19 after rescuing a drowning child at the beach. Having felt the power of helping others, he knew that he had found his calling. Fast forward to 2020. Even as frontline workers are heralded as heroes, their individual struggles often don’t get told. Behind each person is a story of sacrifice — a life forever changed by the experience of trying to help fight the impossible.
Story by Renard “Storm” Haynes
Directed by The Hudson Dusters
Renard Haynes as Himself
Marikko Haynes as Herself
Johnny Turner as Himself
Robert Zobel EMT #1
Lexy Leeds Patient #1
Perry Strong Patient #2
Produced by Luke Stevens
Director of Photography: Nathan Corbin
Edit: Joe Walker
Assistant Camera: Ian Degner
Associate Producer: Lexy Leeds
Drone Operator: Alon Sicherman
Rigger: Owen Holland
Production Assistant: John Bryan Taylor
Edit House: Greenpoint Pictures
Post Producer: Victoria Vallas
Music House: Lightning Studios
Original Music by Seth Olinsky
Color House: The Mill
Colorist: Nick Metcalf
Sound Design / Mix by Bobb Barito
Titles by Josh Roos
VFX Artist: Dave Etkin
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