"The Big Wait" follows a small town called Forrest, isolated in a flat treeless desert, and its population of two people: Greg & Kate, who are there to maintain its emergency airstrip. As they wait for an emergency landing, they keep Forrest’s one street and six vacant houses in pristine condition by mowing the green front lawns, blowing the leaves, vacuuming the red dust. At the same time, they find themselves increasingly enjoying the inherent freedom of the place by indulging in more wild activities. But in the face of the uncertainty and ever looming shadow of madness, how long can they keep up this fragile balance between play and routine before something finally cracks?