Days and Nights in Wuhan, the first documentary film in China that depicts the city's fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, was screened in Hangzhou on Jan 19.

Medical staff that supported Hubei province last year were invited to watch the film before it opens on big screens nationwide on Jan 22. 

They came from The First Hospital of Zhejiang Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University of Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang Province People's Hospital, Zhejiang Hospital, Zhejiang Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, and Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province.

Documentary film Days and Nights in Wuhan is released in Hangzhou and moved attendees to tears. [Photo/ori.hangzhou.com.cn]

The documentary was made from 1,000 hours of video material from various media without a professional cinematographer. Before the film editing was completed, the director and camerateam never met, said Li Wei, general producer of Days and Nights in Wuhan.

It was praised by industry experts at its premiere in Beijing on Jan 16.

A poster for Days and Nights in Wuhan, a documentary film that depicts the city's fight against COVID-19. [Photo/ori.hangzhou.com.cn]

Hundreds of filmmakers have jointly launched the "It's good to have you" large-scale public benefit movie viewing activity. To date, 251 filmmakers have responded positively.

By then, they will also launch more than 350 public-interest screenings of the documentary film in 70 cities across 28 provinces and municipalities on Jan 23.