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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.
Original Release
01/30/2022
US Release
10/01/2022
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hassan Aqqoul | Worker 2 |
| Khansa | Mohammad / Mohammed Kamal |
| Kamal Saleh | Worker 1 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hassan Aqqoul | Worker 2 |
| Khansa | Mohammad / Mohammed Kamal |
| Kamal Saleh | Worker 1 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mohannad Malas | Executive Producer |
| Dania Bdeir | Producer |
| Coralie Dias | Producer |
| Carine Ruszniewski | Producer |
| Pierre Sarraf | Producer |
