The Waiting Room

A film by Peter Nicks

24 hours. 241 patients. One stretched ER

A real—life hospital emergency room drama, THE WAITING ROOM goes behind the closed doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The stories of several patients and the hospital staff charged with caring for them lay bare the struggle and determination of both a community and an institution coping with limited resources and no road map for navigating a health care landscape marked by historic economic and political dysfunction.

THE WAITING ROOM is a film about one hospital, its multifaceted community, and how our common vulnerability to illness binds us together as humans.

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Director

Peter Nicks

Producer

Linda Davis, William Hirsch, and Peter Nicks

Runtime

82 & 60 Minutes

Rights Represented

International Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“One of the ten best films of the year.”

- The Washington Post
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Festival & Awards

Official Selection – HOTDOCS Film Festival
Official Selection – SILVERDOCS FIlm Festival
Official Selection – FULL FRAME Documentary Film Festival

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The Waiting Room

24 hours. 241 patients. One stretched ER

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