Convergence: Courage in a Crisis

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| name = Convergence: Courage in a Crisis

| image = Convergence,_Courage_in_a_Crisis_Poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = Orlando von Einsiedel
Hassan Akkad
Lieven Corthouts
Mohammad Reza Eyni
Amber Fares
Guillermo Galdos
Lali Houghton
Sara Khaki
Wenhau Lin
Mauricio Monteiro Filho
Juhi Sharma

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| starring =

| cinematography = Mohammad Reza Eyni

| editing = Karen Sim

| music = Patrick Jonsson

| studio = Grain Media

| distributor = Netflix

| released = {{Film date|2021|10|12|df=y}}

| runtime = 113 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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Convergence: Courage in a Crisis is a 2021 British documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Orlando von Einsiedel{{Cite web|title=Watch Convergence: Courage in a Crisis {{!}} Netflix Official Site|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81270166|access-date=2021-12-15|website=www.netflix.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Fagerholm|first=Matt|title=Convergence: Courage in a Crisis movie review (2021) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/convergence-courage-in-a-crisis-2021|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-15|website=www.rogerebert.com/|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008134422/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/convergence-courage-in-a-crisis-2021 |archive-date=2021-10-08 }} with the help of several co-directors (Hassan Akkad, Lieven Corthouts, Mohammad Reza Eyni, Amber Fares, Guillermo Galdos, Lali Houghton, Sara Khaki, Wenhau Lin, Mauricio Monteiro Filho, Juhi Sharma).{{cite web

| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/movies/convergence-courage-in-a-crisis-review.html

| title ='Convergence: Courage in a Crisis' Review: Tracing a Pandemic's Arc

| last =Girish

| first =Devika

| date =2021-10-12

| work = The New York Times

| access-date =2025-04-30}} The film depicts the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by following several stories throughout eight countries.{{Cite news|last=Girish|first=Devika|date=2021-10-12|title='Convergence: Courage in a Crisis' Review: Tracing a Pandemic's Arc|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/movies/convergence-courage-in-a-crisis-review.html|access-date=2021-12-15|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|date=2021-10-13|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Convergence: Courage in a Crisis' on Netflix, a Documentary Collecting Stories From the Covid Frontlines|url=https://decider.com/2021/10/13/convergence-courage-in-a-crisis-on-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Decider|language=en-US}} It was released on 12 October 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-10-10|title=Convergence: Courage in a Crisis review – nine stories from the Covid frontlines|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/05/convergence-courage-in-a-crisis-review-pandemic-film-dilutes-the-outrage|access-date=2021-12-15|website=the Guardian|language=en}} The film received a nomination for ‘Outstanding Current Affairs Film’ at the 43rd News & Documentary EMMYS.{{Cite news |title=News 2022 Nominees (Documentaries) – The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/news/43rd-nominations/documentaries/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=theemmys.tv |date=28 July 2022 |language=en-US}}

Production

The film was shot by 10 teams across different countries: the U.K., Peru, India, the U.S, Iran, and Brazil.{{cite web

| url =https://www.newsweek.com/convergence-courage-crisis-netflix-covid-documentary-1638428

| title =How Netflix's 'Convergence' Shines a Light on COVID Heroes From Around the World

| last =Mitchell

| first =Molli

| date =2021-10-13

| publisher = Newsweek

| access-date =2025-04-30}}

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