The Waiting Room
A character-driven documentary film that goes behind the doors of an American public hospital (Oakland, Ca.) struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. Young victims of gun violence take their turn alongside artists and small business owners who lack insurance. The film weaves...
| Corporate Author: | Open'hood (Organization), Independent Television Service., Peer Review Films. |
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| Other Authors: | Nicks, Peter (Producer, director of photography,), Hirsch, William B. (Producer), Davis, Linda (Producer) |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[New York, New York] :
Docurama ; Cinedigm Entertainment Corp.,
2013.
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| Summary: |
A character-driven documentary film that goes behind the doors of an American public hospital (Oakland, Ca.) struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. Young victims of gun violence take their turn alongside artists and small business owners who lack insurance. The film weaves the stories of several patients-as well as the hospital staff charged with caring for them-as they cope with the complexity of the nation's public health care system, while dealing with a national recession. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Special features: Storytelling project; deleted scenes; audio commentary with director Pete Nicks. |
| Physical Description: |
1 DVD video (approximately 81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Audience: |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: |
Cinematography, Peter Nicks ; original music, William Ryan Fritch ; edited by Lawrence Lerew. |