Warsha

Warsha
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
CountryLebanon

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]

  1. ^ "Dania Bdeir | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ Mottram, James (2022-01-24). "'Warsha': Lebanese director Dania Bdeir's short has its premiere at Sundance Film Festival". The National. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  3. ^ Mottram, James (2022-01-24). "'Warsha': Lebanese director Dania Bdeir's short has its premiere at Sundance Film Festival". The National. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ "Dania Bdeir emmène le Liban sur les sommets de Sundance". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  5. ^ OPENLY. "Arab film directors tackle gender taboos on big screen". OPENLY. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  6. ^ Foreman, Liza (2022-11-14). "Hot Marrakech Project 'Pigeon Wars' Lands International Producers, Readies Atlas Workshop Pitch (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. ^ Staff Reporter (2022-01-25). "Lebanese short film 'Warsha' premieres at Sundance Film Festival 2022". BroadcastPro ME. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  8. ^ "Return to Dust, by Chinese director Li Ruijun, receives the Golden Spike at Seminci". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  9. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (2022-11-28). "Meet the Filmmakers Behind Some of the Best Oscar-Qualifying Shorts of the Year". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  10. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (2022-12-06). "Meet the Filmmakers Behind Some of the Best Oscar-Qualifying Shorts of the Year". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  11. ^ Nikkhah Azad, Navid (2022-09-30). "César Academy unveils short films lineup for the 2023 César Awards". www.deed.news. Retrieved 2023-01-09.