• Director: Peter Nicks
• Theatrical Release Date: Wed Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2012
• Distributor: IFC
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Tagline: One Hospital, Hundreds of stories

Synopsis: The complexity of the nation’s public health care system is etched in intimate detail in this poignant vérité portrait of an American public hospital and the community of patients and caregivers that intersect with it. The ER waiting room in Oakland’s Highland Hospital serves as the backdrop to an encounter with a diverse community of largely uninsured patients – a young victim of gun violence, small business owners, international asylum seekers – alongside an indefatigable staff charged with caring for them. Although seemingly about one hospital, THE WAITING ROOM serves as a microcosm for the national health care landscape marked by historic economic and political dysfunction. [Synopsis via Silverdocs]