Warsha (2022)

Directed by

Dania Bdeir

Genre

drama

Country

Lebanon

Runtime

15 min

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A migrant worker in Beirut operates a crane high above the city. He struggles with his isolation and the demands of his job while finding small moments of release.

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What happens

Warsha is a 2022 French-Lebanese short film directed by Dania Bdeir. The fifteen-minute short stars multidisciplinary performer Khansa, who plays a migrant worker and crane operator in Beirut. After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Short Film, the film has been presented in numerous international film festivals, including the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival and the Seminci Valladolid Film Festival, where it won the Rainbow for Best Film. The short advanced to the shortlist for the 95th Academy Awards under the category of Best Live Action Short Film, but did not qualify to the final five. The short also competed in the 48th César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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