Kino Lorber is paying tribute to nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. The distribution company has announced that it is offering a free streaming re-release of Carolyn Jones’ acclaimed 2014 documentary “The American Nurse” from now until the end of May. Timed to coincide with National Nurses Week and the World Health Organization (WHO) designating 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, the re-release is intended to honor the “vital role of nurses in America,” particularly in these dangerous, uncertain times.

“American Nurse” “highlights the lives of five American nurses from diverse specialties,” offering a “sincere look at the commitment, necessity, and compassion behind this profession that impacts us all,” the film’s synopsis details. Described as a “heart-warming film that explores some of the biggest issues facing America — aging, war, poverty, prisons — through the work and lives of nurses,” the doc offers “an examination of real people that will change how we think about nurses and how we wrestle with the challenges of healing America.”

The doc was developed following Jones’ award-winning 2012 book, “The American Nurse: Photographs and Interviews by Carolyn Jones.”

“Nurses matter now more than ever. They are on the frontlines of our health care system every single today. At some point in our life each of us will encounter a nurse, whether it be as a patient or as a loved one,” said Jones. “And that one encounter can mean the difference between suffering and peace; between chaos and order. With nurses risking their lives today responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am so glad that we are able to make the film available to people in their homes for free.”

Kino Lorber President and CEO Richard Lorber added, “We are humbled to have been selected to offer this important and timely film for free to viewers, honoring the heroic work of nurses. It’s a film all of us need to see right now to fully appreciate heroes who are always at the frontlines working hard to protect and save us.”

The press release emphasizes that the free release is “made possible by Fresenius Kabi, which also supported the development of the film and related book, and whose purpose is to put lifesaving medicines and technologies in the hands of nurses and others who care for patients, and to find answers to the challenges they face.”

You can watch “The American Nurse” here.