This Too is Healthcare:

Bridging the Gaps

The documentary is a catalyst for interactive discussions, facilitated by the filmmaker and Bridging the Gaps representatives to spark dialogue about health and healthcare across multiple sectors. It is designed to open space for conversation about equity, partnership, and the shared responsibility we all hold in shaping healthier communities through the development of multi-sector networks.

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The feature-length film follows an interprofessional group of health profession students as they work with community organizations and confront the realities of health inequity.

Directed by Peabody Award Winner André Robert Lee, narrated by acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce, & music by celebrated composer King Britt from his collaboration with Tyshawn Sorey, the documentary captures the program’s unique ability to foster meaningful connections across diverse cultures & the transformative self-realizations that results.

This Too is Healthcare

Following its premiere on October 6, 2025 at the 35th Anniversary Symposium of Bridging the Gaps, the documentary is now accepting requests for screenings.

Screenings include the 65-minute runtime, followed by a discussion facilitated by the director, André Robert Lee, with potential to include other discussants from around the BTG Network or from your own community.

What happens when health and social service students learn not just from textbooks, but from the lived experiences of those they serve?

What does it mean to truly serve a community — not just treat its symptoms?

Can an opportunity change a life — or a system?

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Meet the Filmmakers

André Robert Lee

Director

Nick Pitcavage

Producer

Knowing his ability to effect change through filmmaking and media, the Bridging the Gaps (BTG) Program approached filmmaker André Robert Lee about making a documentary that tells the story of Bridging the Gaps, a 35 year program linking the training of health and social service professionals with the provision of health related service in under resourced and marginalized communities.

This Too Is Healthcare: Director’s Statement from André Robert Lee

When I began making This Too Is Healthcare: Bridging the Gaps, I thought I understood something about the American healthcare system. Like most people, I knew it from the perspective of a patient or a citizen reading headlines about costs, policy debates, and inequities. But I had never seen what it actually takes to train the people who will one...

This Too is Healthcare: BTG Documentary premieres to a full house

On October 6, 2025, we premiered This Too is Healthcare, a feature-length documentary that captures the essence of Bridging the Gaps. Directed by André Robert Lee and narrated by Wendell Pierce, the film explores what happens when healthcare professionals step beyond the clinic and into the lived experiences of the communities they serve. This...