Synopsis
Beirut, Lebanon. On the waterfront’s construction site, security agent Raed must prevent passing-by walkers from accessing the seaside. Yet as the horizon becomes each day more stifled by the construction, Raed makes peculiar encounters — mere dreams, or symbols of his desires?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Aurora Films
- Foreign production company : Né à Beyrouth Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
Full credits (18)
- Executive producers : Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak
- Screenwriter : Wissam Charaf
- Director of Photography : Martin Rit
- Music Composers : Serge Yared, Fadi Tabbal
- Assistant director : Anaïs Versini
- Editors : Wissam Charaf, Clémence Diard
- Sound Recordist : Emmanuel Zouki
- Costume designers : Ola Achkar, Christelle Semerdjan
- Foreign Producer : Pierre Sarraf
- Assistant Operator : David Pagnoux
- Production manager : Elina Rouxel
- Sound Editor : Olivier Voisin
- Production Designer : Sabine Sabbagh
- Casting : Yara El Dahr
- Special Effects : Arthur Pedel, Yannig Willmann
- Grader : Martin Rit
- Make-up Artist : Ève Leroy
- Sound Mixer : Romain Ozanne
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Social comedy
- Themes : Environment, Politics, Society
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France (90.0%), Lebanon (10.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Lebanon)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 158.679
- Visa issue date : 02/01/2024
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (3)
Selections (12)
Awards (3)
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Greece, 2024
Prix de la meilleure production : Aurora Films, Né à Beyrouth Films
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2024
Special Jury Prize in the National Competition
Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival
France, 2023
Prix Unifrance compétition internationale
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