A medical drama served up non-scripted style - it's called The Waiting Room, an ITVS-funded, character-driven, cinema verité doc that, thanks to unprecendented access, takes the viewer inside the doors of an ER at an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients - I'm sure many of you can relate. Directed by Emmy-award winning documentarian Peter Nicks, the film made its debut in competition at the 55th annual San Francisco International Film Festival, in April, and secured a theatrical release, albeit limited, beginning in September. Since then, the film has played to sell-out...
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