Synopsis
The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film - using a blend of cinema verité and characters' voice over - offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, executive staff and caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices. It is a film about fighting for survival when the odds are stacked against you.
Facts
Setting
San Francisco Bay Area
Original language
English
Festival History
- Independent Spirit Awards 2013 generic
- San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2012 generic
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Zurich Film Festival 2012 generic
