Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

Warsha follows Mohammad, a Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take on one of the most dangerous cranes. Away from everyone’s eyes, he is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.

Production :
Inter Spinas Films
Distribution :
Square Eyes
Contact :
Music :
Hello Psychaleppo
Sound designer :
Régis Diebold and Mathieu Z’Graggen
Screenplay :
Dania Bdeir
Cast :
Khansa
Editing :
Ali J. Dalloul
Cinematographer :
Shadi Chaaban

In competition for :


Grand Prize

Public Award - Official Competition

Quebec Critic Award AQCC

Jury Prize

Direction
  • Dania Bdeir

    Dania Bdeir is a Lebanese-Canadian award-winning writer & director. She’s a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and has an MFA in directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2019 she was selected as a Berlinale Talent and participated in its Short Film Station with Warsha. She is currently based in Dubai and is developing her first feature film Pigeon Wars.