The waiting room / Bullfrog Films presents ; International Film Circuit ; ITVS ; Open'hood ; Peer Review Films ; produced by Peter Nicks, William B. Hirsch, Linda Davis ; directed by Peter Nicks ; a film by Peter Nicks ; executive producers, William B. Hirsch, Scott Verges ; executive producer for ITVS, Sally Jo Fifer.
Theatrical version (82 min.) -- Classroom version (62 min.) -- The waiting room -- storytelling project.
Summary:
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 offers a raw, intimate, and even uplifting look at how patients, staff caregivers each cope with disease, bureaucracy and hard choices.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.