If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds

France, Lebanon2023fiction20'Short Matters!

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?

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Wissam Charaf

Born in Beirut in 1973, Wissam Charaf has directed 7 short films including "Unforgettable memory of a friend", awarded at the Clermont-Ferrand festival 2019. His first feature film, "Heaven sent" was selected at ACID during the Cannes Film Festival 2016. His second feature, "Dirty Difficult Dangerous" 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”, has won the SpecialPrize of the National Jury in Clermont Ferrand after being selected at Orizzonti -Venice last September.

Producer
Charlotte Vincent / Aurora Films, Katia Khazak / Aurora Films (Aurora Films), Pierre Sarraf / Né à Beyrouth Films (Né à Beyrouth Films)
Distributor
Elise Notseck / Shortcuts (Shortcuts)
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Kadr z filmu If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds