The American Nurse (2014)
THE AMERICAN NURSE is a heart-warming film that explores some of the biggest issues facing America - aging, war, poverty, prisons - through the work and lives of nurses. It is an examination of real people that will change how we think about nurses and how we wrestle with the challenges of healing America. THE AMERICAN NURSE is an important contribution to America's ongoing conversation about what it means to care. The film follows the paths of five nurses in various practice specialties including Jason Short as he drives up a rugged creek to reach a home-bound cancer patient in Appalachia. Tonia Faust, who runs a prison hospice program where inmates serving life sentences care for their fellow inmates as they're dying. Naomi Cross, as she coaches an ovarian cancer survivor through the Caesarean delivery of her son. Sister Stephen, a nun who runs a nursing home filled with goats, sheep, llamas and chickens, where the entire nursing staff comes together to sing for a dying resident.
Cast
- Lafayette Ballard - Self
- Stephen Bloesl - Self (as Sister Stephen Bloesl)
- Jason Cross - Self
- Namoi Cross - Self
- Nathan Cross - Self
- Elizabeth Elam - Self
- Tonia Faust - Self
- Lydia Fletcher - Self
- Darrell Gertenschologer - Self
- Carolyn Jones - Self (voice)
Screenplay
- Carolyn Jones (Story)
Keywords
woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The American Nurse about?
- THE AMERICAN NURSE is a heart-warming film that explores some of the biggest issues facing America - aging, war, poverty, prisons - through the work and lives of nurses. It is an examination of real people that will change how we think about nurses and how we wrestle with the challenges of healing America. THE AMERICAN NURSE is an important contribution to America's ongoing conversation about what it means to care. The film follows the paths of five nurses in various practice specialties including Jason Short as he drives up a rugged creek to reach a home-bound cancer patient in Appalachia. Tonia Faust, who runs a prison hospice program where inmates serving life sentences care for their fellow inmates as they're dying. Naomi Cross, as she coaches an ovarian cancer survivor through the Caesarean delivery of her son. Sister Stephen, a nun who runs a nursing home filled with goats, sheep, llamas and chickens, where the entire nursing staff comes together to sing for a dying resident.
- Who directed The American Nurse?
- The American Nurse was directed by Carolyn Jones.
- Who stars in The American Nurse?
- The American Nurse stars Lafayette Ballard, Stephen Bloesl, Jason Cross, Namoi Cross, Nathan Cross, Elizabeth Elam.
- How long is The American Nurse?
- The American Nurse has a runtime of 1h 21m (81 minutes).
- What genre is The American Nurse?
- The American Nurse is a Documentary film.
- Where was The American Nurse produced?
- The American Nurse was produced in United States of America.