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The Waiting Room

Mickey realises his ticket is a different colour. Should he swap it?

Drama 1996 9 mins

Overview

Mickey enters a large institutional waiting room and dutifully collects his ticket. When numbers are called, the relevant ticket holder exits the room, never to return. As Mickey notices that his ticket is a different colour to everybody else, he is forced to decide whether to keep or swap it.

An insightful parable about choice and individuality, The Waiting Room is a terrific short film from writer/director Asif Kapadia, made when the was studying at the Royal College of Art.

Director

Asif Kapadia

Featuring

Gary Pillai and Anthony Williams

Genres

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Hackney

Language

English

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