Short of the Week
The Big Wait
Directed by Yannick Jamey · 2024
In a remote desert town on Australia's Nullarbor Plain, population two, a couple keep an emergency airport running and empty cottages spotless for visitors who rarely, if ever, arrive.
A quietly absurd, beautifully observed portrait of devotion and patience in one of the loneliest places on Earth.
In a remote desert town in Australia, population two, a couple manages an emergency airport and keeps vacant cottages in pristine condition, waiting for visitors who never seem to arrive.
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