TRAILER - Omé by Wassim Geagea

Synopsis: Following the death of his mother, 9-year-old Elias goes to extreme lengths to naively bring her back from Jesus’ heaven all while defying his faith…

Year: 2019 / Country: Lebanon – Qatar / Language: Arabic / Genre: Drama / Duration: 17mins

Winner:

2021 – Special Mention at the Dublin International Film Festival - Ireland

2021 - Best Short Film at the Tripoli Film Festival - Lebanon

2021- Audience Award at the Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival - Lebanon

2020 - Best Fiction at Tampere Film Festival - Finland

2020 - Best Director at the Richmond International Film Festival - USA

2020 - Rising Star at the Richmond International Film Festival - USA

2020 - Special Mention at the Malmö Arab Film Festival - Sweden

2019 - Winner Silver Star award for best short film at El Gouna Film Festival - Egypt

Official Selection:

2021 – Dublin International Film Festival - Ireland

2021 - Tripoli Film Festival - Lebanon

2021- Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival - Lebanon

2020 - Palm Springs International ShortFest - USA

2020 - Odense International Film Festival - Denmark

2020 - Huesca International Film Festival - Spain

2020 - Leeds International Film Festival - UK

2020 - Bermuda International Film Festival - Bermuda

2020 - Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - USA

2020 - Bengaluru International Short Film Festival - India

2020 - International Film Festival of Uruguay - Uruguay

2020 - Tampere Film Festival - Finland

2020 - Festival de Cortos de Bogotá BOGOSHORTS - Colombia

2020 - Malmö Arab Film Festival - Sweden

2019 - Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CINEMED) - France

2019 - Interfilm Berlin - Germany

2019 - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF) - Belgium

2019 - El Gouna Film Festival - Egypt

Cast: Jack Abboud El Janah, Mohammad Assaf, Houssam Sabbah, Joseph Zeitouni, Elias Absi

Producers: G. Zarazir (madame le tapis) and Gabriel Chamoun (The Talkies)

Co-producers: Wassim Geagea and Lucid Post

Associate producers: Georges Kanaan and Rasha Bazzi

With the support of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture and the Doha Film Institute

Line producer: Ghiwa El Haiby

Director: Wassim Geagea

Original idea: Wassim Geagea

Writers: Tony Eli Kanaan and Wassim Geagea

Director of photography: Nassim Geagea

Art director: Daniel Choueiry

Wardrobe: Maïssa Abi Rizk

Sound engineer: Pierre Baz

Editor: Sebastien Leclercq

Sound editor: Cedric Kayem