Director Michele Josue’s (Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine) latest feature documentary, NURSE UNSEEN, explores the little-known, but exceedingly powerful history and  humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses who tirelessly risked their lives on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, all while facing a resurgence of anti-Asian hate. NURSE UNSEEN looks back on the troubling history and unearths the colonial ties between  the Philippines and the United States that have led to Filipino-American nurses becoming the unknown backbone of the United States health industry. Director and Producer Michele Josue (Happy Jail) joins us for a conversation on a key segment of our nation’s immigrant population that was integral to keeping an over burdened healthcare system that from collapsing during the worst health emergency over a century as told by the people who lived through it.

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About the filmmaker – Michele Josue is an Emmy award-winning Filipino filmmaker. Her debut MATT SHEPARD IS A FRIEND OF MINE is the winner of several film festivals worldwide and a 2016 Daytime Emmy Award. Michele directed HAPPY JAIL, the Netflix Original documentary series about the world-famous Filipino “Dancing Inmates” that won the 2021 Silver Telly Award for Series Documentary for Television. Michele’s films have screened at film festivals including IDFA, DOC NYC, Mill Valley, Cleveland International and at venues including the Washington National Cathedral and U.S. Department of State. Recent works include the multi award-winning feature documentary NURSE UNSEEN about our unsung Filipino American nurses, for which Michele was selected as a 2021 Film Independent Fast Track Fellow, and the upcoming FOOD ROOTS, premiering at the Nashville, Newport Beach, and Chicago International Film Festivals.  In 2022, Michele was selected by the Philippine Embassy and the Ayala Foundation as a delegate of the Filipino Young Leaders Program, a network of high-performing, next-generation leaders who advance the Philippines and the Filipino people through their advocacy and expertise in various industries. Michele has served as a juror at several film festivals and has participated as a speaker and guest on various film panels, podcasts, and shows including “The View.” Her essays have been featured in Indiewire, The Huffington Post, and The New York Times Upfront.

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Reviews:

“Nurse Unseen is taking the brightest spotlight and shining it on people who rarely find themselves on the receiving end of acclaim and recognition.” – Tina Kakadelis, Beyond the Cinerama Dome

“Heartfelt, well-edited and illuminating.” – Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru