Warsha | |
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Directed by | Dania Bdeir |
Written by | Dania Bdeir |
Produced by | Coralie Dias Carine Ruszniewski Pierre Sarraf |
Starring | Hassan Aqqoul Khansa Kamal Saleh |
Edited by | Ali J. Dalloul |
Release date |
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Running time | 15mn |
Country | Lebanon |
Warsha is a 2022 French- Lebanese short film directed by Dania Bdeir. [1] The fifteen-minute short stars multidisciplinary performer Khansa, who plays a migrant worker and crane operator in Beirut. [2] After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, [3] where it won the award for Best Short Film, [4] [5] the film has been presented in numerous international film festivals, [6] including the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival [7] and the Seminci Valladolid Film Festival, where it won the Rainbow for Best Film. [8] The short advanced to the shortlist for the 95th Academy Awards under the category of Best Live Action Short Film, [9] [10] but did not qualify to the final five. The short also competed in the 48th César Awards. [11]
In Beirut, a migrant worker volunteers to operate a very dangerous construction crane. Finally alone, he feels free to express his fantasies.
Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:
Year | Festivals | Award/Category | Status |
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2022 | Sundance Film Festival [12] | Short Film Jury Award international fiction [13] [14] | Won |
IFFR Rotterdam | Best Short [15] | Nominated | |
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Grand Prix National | Nominated | |
Best Queer Short | Nominated | ||
Tampere Film Festival | Best International Fiction [16] | Won | |
Saguenay International Short Film Festival | Jury Prize [17] | Won | |
Aspen Shortsfest | Special Recognition [18] | Won | |
Outfest | Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding International Narrative Short [19] | Won | |
SXSW Film Festival | Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short [20] | Nominated | |
Zubroffka Festival | Grand Prix [21] | Won | |
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia | Grand Prix [22] | Won | |
Whistler Film Festival | Best International ShortWork [23] | Won |
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Warsha | |
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Directed by | Dania Bdeir |
Written by | Dania Bdeir |
Produced by | Coralie Dias Carine Ruszniewski Pierre Sarraf |
Starring | Hassan Aqqoul Khansa Kamal Saleh |
Edited by | Ali J. Dalloul |
Release date |
|
Running time | 15mn |
Country | Lebanon |
Warsha is a 2022 French- Lebanese short film directed by Dania Bdeir. [1] The fifteen-minute short stars multidisciplinary performer Khansa, who plays a migrant worker and crane operator in Beirut. [2] After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, [3] where it won the award for Best Short Film, [4] [5] the film has been presented in numerous international film festivals, [6] including the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival [7] and the Seminci Valladolid Film Festival, where it won the Rainbow for Best Film. [8] The short advanced to the shortlist for the 95th Academy Awards under the category of Best Live Action Short Film, [9] [10] but did not qualify to the final five. The short also competed in the 48th César Awards. [11]
In Beirut, a migrant worker volunteers to operate a very dangerous construction crane. Finally alone, he feels free to express his fantasies.
Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:
Year | Festivals | Award/Category | Status |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | Sundance Film Festival [12] | Short Film Jury Award international fiction [13] [14] | Won |
IFFR Rotterdam | Best Short [15] | Nominated | |
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Grand Prix National | Nominated | |
Best Queer Short | Nominated | ||
Tampere Film Festival | Best International Fiction [16] | Won | |
Saguenay International Short Film Festival | Jury Prize [17] | Won | |
Aspen Shortsfest | Special Recognition [18] | Won | |
Outfest | Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding International Narrative Short [19] | Won | |
SXSW Film Festival | Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short [20] | Nominated | |
Zubroffka Festival | Grand Prix [21] | Won | |
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia | Grand Prix [22] | Won | |
Whistler Film Festival | Best International ShortWork [23] | Won |
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