The Waiting Room

DIRECTOR'S NOTES - Ian Hughes "The Waiting Room was written in 1995 while I was living in the city of Prague. Hometown of Franz Kafka. It wasn’t until I lived there that I fully comprehended his work. Life was a...
New Zealand Production
Short 2001 Drama, Comedy 13.00 minutes
Waiting Room
A wry black comedy about an ordinary man lured into a bureaucratic labyrinth with the promise of an answer to the ultimate question. When he finds himself trapped in an endless waiting game, he has to choose between following the rules and following his heart.
2001 - Regensburg Film Festival
2002 - Bamberger Kurzfilmtage Short Film Festival

Directors

Ian Hughes

Producers

Amanda Barnes
Emma Aubin

Screenplay Writers

Ian Hughes

Executive Producers

Trevor Haysom

Cast

Ian Hughes
Young Man
Sara Wiseman
Woman
Stephen Paps
Older Man

Crew

Simon Raby | Director of Photography
Cushla Dillon | Editor
Emma Aubin | Production Designer

Production Company

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