''Waves '98'' is a 2015

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written and directed by Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ely Dagher. It was awarded the

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at the

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Plot

Omar is a high-school student living in the northern suburbs of

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in the late 1990s. Disillusioned with his life in the suburbs of segregated Beirut, Omar's discovery lures him into the depths of the city. Immersed into a world that is so close yet so isolated from his reality that he eventually finds himself struggling to keep his attachments, his sense of home. The film is a meditation on Dagher's relationship to Beirut, his hometown, since he has left it for Brussels.

Awards

*Cannes Film Festival -

(2015) - Won

Reception

''Waves '98'' is the first Lebanese film in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival since Maroun Baghdadi won the Jury Prize for ''

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'' in 1991. The film was shortlisted as one of 8 from a list of 4550 short film submissions. The film was awarded the

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in a ceremony on May 24, 2015.Waves ‘98: A Lebanese Short Movie Running For The “Palme d’Or” At Cannes Festival , BlogBaladi , http://blogbaladi.com/waves-98-a-lebanese-short-movie-running-for-the-palme-dor-at-cannes-festival/

References

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* * 2015 films 2015 short films 2015 independent films Lebanese animated short films 2015 animated films Animated films set in the 1990s Films set in Beirut Animated films set in the Middle East 2010s Arabic-language films {{Lebanon-film-stub