A cinema vérité portrait of a California city's public safety-net hospital as it struggles to handle patient overload in a swooning economy and a constantly shifting landscape of health care policy.
The Waiting Room
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Have you ever spent time in a hospital waiting room? How has your experience affected your outlook on the state of health care in this country?
With health care on the minds of all Americans these days and with discussions happening for better and for worse, it’s easy to lose sight of the human element. The Waiting Room goes a long way toward changing that. Read our exclusive ...
A collection of bonus clips via The Waiting Room filmmaker Peter Nicks and his "Storytelling Project," featuring more hospital staff and patients on their experiences with health and health care, to accompany the feature documentary premiering on PBS on October 21.
AWARDS
- Independent Spirit AwardsTruer Than Fiction Award
- Full Frame Documentary Film FestivalCharles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award
- San Francisco International Film FestivalGolden Gate Award
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Have you ever spent time in a hospital waiting room? How has your experience affected your outlook on the state of health care in this country?