While We Are Here

1h 15m
Documentary
6.3

“While we are here” mixes fiction, travelogue, film diary and documentary to tell the story Lamis, a Lebanese woman who just moved to New York and Wilson, a Brazilian man living illegally for 10 years in the same city. The film narrates the story of their relationship in a personal way by articulating macro-political issues with intimate ones.

Cast

Mary Ghattas
Lamis
Marcelo Souza e Silva
Wilson
Grace Passô
(Narrator)
Gláucia Vandeveld
Mãe de Wilson
Theo Campolina Pretti
Omar

Crew

Clarissa Campolina
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Luiz Pretti
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography

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