watch TrailerIF THE SUN DROWNED INTO AN OCEAN OF CLOUDS
a film by
Wissam Charaf
20 min / Short, Comedy
France, Lebanon
Set on the waterfront of a construction site in Beirut, Lebanon, the story follows Raed — a security guard who must prevent passers-by from accessing the shoreline.
Yet, as the horizon becomes more obscured with every passing day by the under-construction building, Raed begins finding himself in all manner of peculiar encounters — or maybe mere dreams and figments of his desires?
Yet, as the horizon becomes more obscured with every passing day by the under-construction building, Raed begins finding himself in all manner of peculiar encounters — or maybe mere dreams and figments of his desires?
Cast
Raed YassinRodrigue Sleiman
Said Serhan
Hala Dabaji
Crew
Screenwriter: Wissam Charaf
DOP: Martin Rit
Editor: Wissam Charaf and Clémence Diard
Original Title: Et Si Le Soleil Plongeait Dans L'océan Des Nues
Production Company(ies):
Aurora Films and Né à Beyrouth Films
Producer(s):
Production Company(ies):
Aurora Films and Né à Beyrouth Films
Producer(s):
Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak, Pierre Sarraf
Venice International Film Festival (world premiere in the Orizzonti Section), Italy
Cinemed - Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, France
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
Cork International Film Festival, Ireland
Arab Film Festival – Arab Film and Media Institute (San Fransisco)
Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival, France
Ciudades Reveladas – Muestra Internacional de Cine y Ciudad, Argentina
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon
The Lebanese Film Festival of France, France
Festival Del Cortometraggio Mediterraneo - Passaggi d’Autore: Intrecci Mediterranei, Italy
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon
Festival International de Courts Métrages d'Aix-en-Provence, France
Cinemed - Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, France
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
Cork International Film Festival, Ireland
Arab Film Festival – Arab Film and Media Institute (San Fransisco)
Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival, France
Ciudades Reveladas – Muestra Internacional de Cine y Ciudad, Argentina
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon
The Lebanese Film Festival of France, France
Festival Del Cortometraggio Mediterraneo - Passaggi d’Autore: Intrecci Mediterranei, Italy
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon
Festival International de Courts Métrages d'Aix-en-Provence, France
Special Mention at Cinemed - Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
Best Short Film and Emile Chahine Award For Cinematic Excellence at the Beirut Shorts International Film Festival
Unifrance International Award at the Festival International de Courts Métrages d'Aix-en-Provence
Best Short Film and Emile Chahine Award For Cinematic Excellence at the Beirut Shorts International Film Festival
Unifrance International Award at the Festival International de Courts Métrages d'Aix-en-Provence
