• 8 years ago
Director: Kasra Farahani

Producers: Trevor White, Tim White, Allan Mandelbaum, Giri Tharan, Rosalie Swedlin, Elana Barry

Screenwriters: Mark Binaculli, Jeff Richard

Cast: James Caan, Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist


Synopsis: The experiment started with a simple idea: if you had the equipment and the ambition, could you convince another person that they're being haunted? THE WAITING follows two teenage boys as they attempt to do just that. Through a series of escalating “haunts”, the boys prod an elderly neighbor further and further in order to get a reaction. But as their suspicions grow and the tension mounts, they realize the man they're manipulating is the last person they should've chosen for their project, which will all end in a paralyzing climax they never could have seen coming.


The Waiting stars James Caan alongside young Hollywood talent Logan Miller and Keir Gilchrist (The Stanford Prison Experiment) in this unique cross-genre social experiment that breaks the conventional rules of filmmaking. Director Kasra Farahani got his start as a successful art director and is now considered a “filmmaker to watch” with his short film Concerning the Bodyguard screening at New Directors / New Films in April.

SXSW Screenings:
Sunday, March 13 at 9:15PM – Stateside Theatre – Premiere
Tuesday, March 15 at 7:15PM – Alamo Lamar A – Public Screening #2
Friday, March 18 at 4:30PM – Alamo Ritz 1 – Public Screening #2

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