The Locust

This event took place on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 12:45 PM UTC.

Location: Violet Crown Cinema, Violet Crown Cinema 2 Runtime: 79 mins This film’s Online Screening is available in the United States Only and requires an RSVP. Once you’ve secured your RSVP, watch this film starting at 9am CT on Sunday, March 13, 2022 through 9am CT on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, here on this page or on the SXSW TV app. Learn how to RSVP for SXSW Online Screenings: https://www.sxsw.com/how-to-rsvp-for-sxsw-online-screenings/ Hanieh is a broke forty year old woman on the verge of being thrown out from her apartment. She has tried to make a film based on her own semi-autobiographical script for years, but after accepting that she has no luck to fulfill her dream, she has no other choice than selling the script to one of her best friends. Due to her love for the script and its details, Hanieh is not able to tolerate any indifferent and ignorant reactions during the preproduction, but she decides not to get involved in any conflict with the director, the cast and the crew today. However, during the reading rehearsal, others begin to judge her character as described in the script and name her a bastard and a loser...