Synopsis

‘Waithood’ is a portmanteau for ‘waiting’ and ‘adulthood’ In Athens in 2019 44% of youth are unemployed. A generation lost in no man’s land, wandering outside of the classroom in a labor market amid a booming sharing economy and growing 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 meager fee. On the rooftops they look out over a city in turmoil, daydreaming about a world of possibilities.