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Waithood

Waithood
Louisiana Mees-Fongang, Belgium, 2019, 21’
VAF Wildcard Fictie

2018

Athens, 2018. 44% of youth are unemployed. A generation lost in a no man's land, wandering outside the classroom and labour market amid a booming sharing economy and gentrification. Five youngsters avoid waiting for an empty future by seeking entertainment in the luxurious Airbnb establishments that one of them is cleaning for a meagre fee. On the rooftops, they look out over a city in turmoil, daydreaming about a world of possibilities.

Waithood (Louisiana Mees-Fongang, 2019)
Waithood (Louisiana Mees-Fongang, 2019)
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In limbo

Louisiana Mees-Fongang’s Waithood

Benjamin Antonissen
02.02.2022
essay

Athens often is perceived as the ideal holiday destination. It is the birthplace of democracy, overflowing with culture, and has exceptional cuisine and countless picturesque squares to spend time carelessly. This, however, isn’t the image the five twentysomethings in Waithood have of the Greek capital. For them, Athens feels like a prison where they are forced to kill time together. Christos, the only one in the group with a stable job, cleans up luxurious Airbnbs. When the tourists leave, he and his friends take over the apartments. And then the waiting takes over. Christos and his friends are insecure about their future. Waithood refers to the stagnation recent graduates can find themselves in, especially in economically challenged regions.

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Credits

Script
Louisiana Mees-Fongang
Cast
Christos Kavallaris, Jacques Simha, Maro Prasino, Yannis Sanidas
Camera
Louisiana Mees-Fongang
Editor
Louisiana Mees-Fongang
Music
Jaime Villalonga
Film school
KASK School of Arts
Producer
Louisiana Mees-Fongang, Philip Heremans
99
drama portrait

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