The Providers

In rural America, doctors are flowing out and opioids are flowing in--meet three committed healthcare providers stemming that tide.

health care provider and patient
Series
Independent Lens
Premiere Date
April 8, 2019
Length
90 minutes
Funding Initiative
Open Call
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    2018 SF DocFest-Spirit of Activism Award
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    Co-Director

    Laura Green

    Laura Green is an award-winning documentary director and editor based in San Francisco. Her debut documentary, The Providers, aired on Independent Lens in 2019. She most recently edited the documentary When I Write It, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, as well as the IDA award-nominated documentary web-series The F-Word. She is an… Show more assistant professor at San Francisco State University. Show less

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    Anna Moot-Levin

    Anna Moot-Levin is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, and editor with a passion for stories about health and healthcare. Her debut documentary, The Providers, aired on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2019. She is also an associate producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary Inside Job (2010). She has a Master of Fine Arts in documentary… Show more film from Stanford University and is based in Brooklyn, New York. Show less

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    The Film

    Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three healthcare providers in northern New Mexico. They work at El Centro, a small group of safety-net clinics that offer care to all who walk through the doors. Amidst personal struggles that at times reflect those of their patients, the journeys of the providers unfold as they work to reach rural Americans who would otherwise be left out of the healthcare system. With intimate access, the documentary shows the transformative power of providers’ relationships with marginalized patients.

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