Can’t Wait to See

 

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THE WAITING ROOM is a documentary film presenting a behind-the-scenes look at health care and insurance issues — or lack thereof.  Director Peter Nicks studied documentary film-making with Broadcast Journalism Professor Linda Schact Gage at UC Berkeley. After graduating, Nick became interested in telling the story of the human drama unfolding 24 / 7 at Highlands Hospital, where his wife worked.

 

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.”

 

 — Scott Johnson scjohnson@bayareanewsgroup.com

 

To read the whole  OAKLAND TRIBUNE article dated Octoberd 18, 2012 visit: 

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_21794612/filmmaker-explores-health-care-issues-waiting-room-at

 

Movie Review     www.mercurynews.com/movies-dvd

       THE WAITING ROOM is showing at selected theaters including Oakland’s  Grand Lake Theater for one week: FRI Oct 19 through THURS Oct 26

  

            Grand Lake Theater — Movie Times 

                                FRI-SAT-SUN              12, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:30 

                                MON                             4:30, 7, 9:30 

                                TUES                             9:30 only 

                                WED-THURS               4:30, 7, 9:30

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