The Ruby is a catalyst for creativity and a home for making art at Duke.
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Screening
Midnight Family (2019, Documentary) | Luke Lorentzen
Open To The Public
With striking vérité camerawork, MIDNIGHT FAMILY drops us directly into the frenetic nighttime emergency ecosystem of Mexico City. In the midst of high-speed ambulance rides, we meet a ragtag family of private paramedics who try desperately to be the first responders to critically injured patients.
With striking vérité camerawork, Midnight Family drops us directly into the frenetic nighttime emergency ecosystem of Mexico City. In the midst of high-speed ambulance rides, we meet the Ochoas, a ragtag family of private paramedics, who try desperately every day to be the first responders to critically injured patients.
“Fantastically shot by the director Luke Lorentzen, the documentary develops an urgency that suits the life-or-death stakes onscreen. By turns terrifying and exhilarating.” — Manohla Dargis, New York Times
