Warsha

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Warsha
Warsha Film Poster.jpg
Directed byDania Bdeir
Written byDania Bdeir
Produced byCoralie Dias
Carine Ruszniewski
Pierre Sarraf
StarringHassan Aqqoul
Khansa
Kamal Saleh
Edited byAli J. Dalloul
Release date
  • January 2022 (2022-01)
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]

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Plot

In Beirut, a migrant worker volunteers to operate a very dangerous construction crane. Finally alone, he feels free to express his fantasies.

Reception

Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:

YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus
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 NationalNominated
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 FestivalGrand Prix [21] Won
Short Shorts Film Festival & AsiaGrand Prix [22] Won
Whistler Film Festival Best International ShortWork [23] Won

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