V Day is an 2021 Irish COVID-19 documentary film, featuring the behind the scenes of Ireland's national COVID-19 vaccination campaign beginning in late February 2021, which shared the stories of relief and reunions from what was Ireland's largest vaccination campaign.[1][2] Aired on 9 June 2021 on RTÉ One,[3] it highlighted the extraordinary circumstances of frontline healthcare workers and all the people that made getting the vaccine possible.[4]
| V Day | |
|---|---|
| Genre | COVID-19 documentary film |
| Created by | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Release | 9 June 2021 |
Filmed from February to May 2021, the documentary began by following the journey of the over-85s who were the first to receive the vaccine.[5][6] For older people and vulnerable younger people who were forced to cocoon at home, the vaccine offered a chance for freedom from loneliness and isolation, and the documentary told the stories of some of these people.[7] It offered an honest look at how Ireland had fared over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, and documented the beginning of the end of one of the deadliest pandemics in history.[4]
The documentary affected viewers emotionally as it showed how people had survived the pandemic,[8] while the Chief Executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Paul Reid tweeted that he felt such pride and emotion after watching the documentary, and that vaccines brought great joy and light back into so many real and ordinary people's lives.[9]
References
edit- ^ RTÉ [@rte] (9 June 2021). "V Day - Tonight 9.35pm @RTEOne @RTEplayer. #VDay shares the stories of relief and reunions from Ireland's largest vaccination campaign" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Telford, Thomas (9 June 2021). "RTE finally airing highly talked about documentary that viewers have waited months for". Dublin Live. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "V Day - RTÉ Player". RTÉ Player. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "New documentary gives emotional look into the vaccine rollout". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Byrne, John (9 June 2021). "What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Ward, Shauna (10 June 2021). "RTE viewers were emotional watching the over 85s receive their vaccine in COVID documentary V Day". RSVP Live. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Courtney, Kevin (5 June 2021). "TV guide: 24 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonight". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Winston, Fran (10 June 2021). "RTE viewers all saying the same thing as V-Day documentary airs showing Ireland's vaccine roll-out". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Paul Reid [@paulreiddublin] (9 June 2021). "Watched #VDay and felt such pride & emotion. A great collective effort by the HSE, the public service, many agencies of the state, GPs, volunteers & communities. Bringing great joy and light back into so many real & ordinary people's lives, with vaccines. @HSELive @defenceforces" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- V Day on RTÉ Player
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