ABOUT
Conversations In A Waiting Room is a dark comedy short film set in a hospital waiting room, where pairs of patients, accompanied by their diagnoses, pass the time before appointments that may reshape everything.
Made as an experimental short challenge, the piece was shot on a Canon C100 with no crew, no budget, and a 48-hour turnaround. It went on to screen at festivals in LA and NYC, becoming the first proof of life for the world that later became Dear Annie, I Hate You.
CAST
PATIENT 1: Sam Ipema
'ANNIE': Vaughn Broderick
PATIENT 2: Jodie Burke
'Mel': Robin Ipema
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Pete McElligott & Sam Ipema
Director: Sam Ipema
DP: Ben Ipema
AWARDS & REVIEWS
WINNER Independent Shorts Award 'Best Dark Comedy'
FINALIST NewFilmmakers NY 'Best Short Film'
FINALIST LA Independent Women Film Awards 'Best Experimental'
QUARTER-FINALIST Los Angeles Film Awards 'Best Dark Comedy'
SELECTED: New York Short Film Festival 'Best Experimental Film', New Creators Film Awards 'Best Experimental Film'
"Hilarious and heartbreaking."
-Indie Shorts
"A thrilling way to discuss topics like these."
-NYSFF