The Waiting Room (2012 film)

The Waiting Room

Theatrical poster
Directed by Peter Nicks
Produced by Linda Davis
Peter Nicks
Cinematography Peter Nicks
Edited by Lawrence Lerew
Release dates
  • March 1, 2012 (2012-03-01) (True/False Film Festival)
Running time
 81 minutes
Country United States
Box office $244,092[1]

The Waiting Room is a 2012 documentary film and social media project directed by Peter Nicks that follows the life and times of patients, doctors, and staff at Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Oakland, California.

The project includes a blog which features stories and conversations from the waiting room as well as behind-the-scenes information about the project. Frequent video updates from the project are posted on the blog.[2] These videos examine what life is like in an American public hospital caring for a community of largely uninsured patients.

The project involves placing interactive storytelling booths in hospital waiting rooms.[3] These kiosks will include the live-blogged reports from people living without health insurance, and a unique online portal that will distribute these stories and become an archive for the testimonials that will highlight the urgency of the national dialogue around health care.[4]

The Waiting Room is funded by the MacArthur Foundation, Independent Television Service, The Fledgling Fund, The San Francisco Foundation, California Council for the Humanities, the Pacific Pioneer Find, and the San Francisco Film Society. Its key partners include the Bay Area Video Coalition, Active Voice, Pentagram, and The Takeaway. The Waiting Room has also been featured on the New York Times Lens Blog as Videos Worth Watching.[5]

Critical reception

Both the Washington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle named the movie on the 10 Best of the Year lists.[6] Critic Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post named The Waiting Room the third best film of 2012. Wrote Hornaday: "This subtle, compassionate tableau lifts the veil on a world often described in terms of squalor and despair, finding the inherent dignity and perseverance therein."[7] The movie holds fresh rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=waitingroom.htm
  2. ↑ "The Waiting Room". NSA at SFSU. 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  3. ↑ Fox, Michael (2009). "Pete Nicks prescribes media treatment in "Waiting Room"". SF360. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  4. ↑ "BAVC Producers Institute" (SWF). Bay Area Video Coalition. 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  5. ↑ Bracken, Kassie and Farrell, Sean Patrick (2009-08-07). "Must See: Videos Worth Watching" (SWF). New York Times.
  6. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Mick-LaSalle-s-top-10-movies-for-2012-4150345.php#ixzz2HDdtwAqU
  7. ↑ Hornaday, Ann (December 7, 2012). "Ann Hornaday's ten best films of 2012". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Waiting Room (2012)".

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