Encore: Bringing back some of the hottest documentaries for an encore presentation.
In his vivid and thought-provoking filmmaking debut,
physician Ryan McGarry offers unprecedented access
to America’s busiest emergency department. Amidst
real life-and-death situations, McGarry follows a dedicated
team of charismatic, young doctors-in-training as they
wrestle openly with their ideals and the realities of
saving lives in a complex and overburdened system.
Their training ground and source of inspiration is
“C-Booth,” Los Angeles County Hospital’s legendary
trauma bay and the birthplace of Emergency Medicine,
where “more people have died and more people have
been saved than in any other square footage in the
United States.” Code Black offers a gripping view
of the heart of the healthcare debate—bringing us
face-to-face with America’s only 24/7 safety net.