Critical Condition

About the Project

Critical Condition, a feature documentary by Roger Weisberg, paints a disturbing and gripping portrait of what happens when you’re sick and uninsured in America. The unforgettable subjects of this cinema verite documentary discover that being uncovered can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives. Unlike Michael Moore’s Sicko, which illustrated the problems of people with private insurance, Critical Condition looks at the harrowing struggles of people battling serious illness with no insurance whatsoever. By exposing the tragic human dimensions of this crisis, Critical Condition will make viewers feel both outraged and motivated to address this national disgrace at the precise moment when healthcare reform will be debated during the run-up to the presidential election.

The Fledgling Fund Impact

We are pleased to provide funding to support an enhanced web-based outreach strategy designed to engage new audiences in the ongoing national debate surrounding health care reform. We believe that this film combined with its strong outreach strategy will be an important tool in raising the level of debate and putting a human face on an incredibly complex public policy issue.