''Warsha'' is a 2022

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short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

directed by Dania Bdeir. The fifteen-minute short stars multidisciplinary performer Khansa, who plays a migrant worker and crane operator in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

. After its premiere at

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

, 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 The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. History In ...

and the

Seminci Valladolid Film Festival The Valladolid International Film Festival, popularly known as Seminci (short for ; ), is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain. First held in 1956 as ('Valladolid Religious Film Week'), the Seminci is one of the longest-standing fi ...

, 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 The 48th César Awards ceremony, presented by the , took place on 24 February 2023 at the Olympia (Paris), Olympia in Paris, to honour the best French films of 2022. Actor Tahar Rahim presided over the ceremony, which was hosted by actors Emmanuel ...

Plot

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

Reception

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, Short Film Jury Award international fiction , , - , IFFR Rotterdam , Best Short , , - , rowspan=2, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival , Grand Prix National , , - , Best Queer Short , , - ,

Tampere Film Festival The Tampere Film Festival ( fi, Tampereen elokuvajuhlat) is a short film festival held every March, mostly at the Finnkino Plevna movie theatre, in Tampere, Finland. It is accredited by the film producers' society FIAPF, and together with the shor ...

, Best International Fiction , , - ,

Saguenay International Short Film Festival The Saguenay International Short Film Festival (french: Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay) is an annual film festival in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, which presents a program of short films. Presented since 1996, the event is one of the most ...

, Jury Prize , , - , Aspen Shortsfest , Special Recognition , , - ,

Outfest Outfest is an LGBTQ-oriented nonprofit that produces two film festivals, operates a movie streaming platform, and runs educational services for filmmakers in Los Angeles. Outfest is one of the key partners, alongside the Frameline Film Festival ...

, Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding International Narrative Short , , - , SXSW Film Festival , Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short , , - , Zubroffka Festival , Grand Prix , , - , Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia , Grand Prix , , - , Whistler Film Festival , Best International ShortWorkPat Mullen
"River, Coyote Top Whistler Film Festival Awards Winners"
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