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If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds

Et si le soleil plongeait dans l’océan des nues

VIFF Short Forum

Along a waterfront construction site, a security guard must prevent passersby from accessing the seaside.

 

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Director
Cast

Raed Yassin, Rodrigue Sleiman, Said Serhan

Credits
Country of Origin

France/Lebanon

Year

2023

Language

In Arabic with English subtitles

Film Contact
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18+
20 min
Award Winners Comedy Shorts
Aurora Films

Credits & Director

Producer

Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak

Screenwriter

Wissam Charaf

Cinematography

Martin Rit

Editor

Wissam Charaf, Clémence Diard

Wissam Charaf headshot; If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds director

Wissam Charaf

Born in Beirut in 1973, Wissam Charaf has directed 7 short films including Unforgettable Memory of a Friend (2018), awarded at the Clermont-Ferrand festival 2019. His first feature film, Heaven Sent (2016) was selected at ACID during the Cannes Film Festival 2016. His second feature, Dirty Difficult Dangerous (2022) won the Europa Cinema at the 2022 Venice Film Festival before being awarded at the 2023 Palm Springs Film Festival. His latest short film, If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds (2023), has just won the Special Prize of the National Jury in Clermont Ferrand after being selected at Orizzonti – Venice last September.

 

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