Synopsis:
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.
- Director:
- Ely Dagher
- Year:
- 2015
- Running time:
- 15 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- Waves '98
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Jan Ackenhausen
- Animators:
- Ely Dagher, Laure Escafadals, Chadi Aoun
- Script writer:
- Ely Dagher
- Music composer:
- Matthew Wilcock
- Sound designer:
- Zelig Sound
- Editor:
- Ely Dagher
- Production:
- Beaver And Beaver
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Political, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Time, Hope, Sad, Relationships, Technology and society, Nature, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, War, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Festival de Cannes / 2015 / Palme d'Or
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