Directed by Dania Bdeir
A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.
ورشة, Hoch oben, Забудова, Warsha - Hoch oben, 와르샤, Варша, 塔吊之舞
USA Sundance Film Festival 
South Korea Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 
Ukraine USA 
France France South Korea USA Ukraine 
Kind of refreshing to see a short film about a Syrian refugee that is not primarily about the experience of being a refugee, but rather something that is, at the same time, more specific and more universal.
It's triumphant, and exactly the kind of exploration I want to see in a live-action short film.
This short film portrays a Syrian refugee man struggling with racism and horrible working condition, he uses his queerness as a form of escapism from the bleakness of life. The whole fantasy sequence was beautifully shot and choreographed that perfectly captures the essence of freedom and euphoria that this man forced to hide within him. Severely underrated and I wish more people check this out because it's so damn good!!
Best short at 2022 Sundance Film Fest.
One of the best shorts I’ve seen in years.
This has everything you want in a top-notch film:
- social specificity - strong social commentary about a specific place that also reflects the greater society as a whole
- authenticity - an engaging lead actor surrounded by an array of characters who are well-directed - they are entirely natural and believable and all lend to both impressive authenticity and subtle character-building (love the scene on the bus when the guy slaps the window from outside to interrupt our protagonist - a seemingly simple and mundane everyday moment that brilliantly encapsulates the entire internal conflict of the lead character)
- cinema magic - transportation…
dangling from a construction crane will be the episode 3 mini challenge on season 41 of drag race in 2050 (the show takes a year off in the mid 2030's after Viacom is purchased by Chick-fil-A Ministries Media and purges their queer content)
What a stunning lil masterpiece this is. It build its tension effectively and releases it in unexpected and extraordinary ways. Queer peeps always be finding ways to carve out spaces for authentic expression, the lengths necessary for this one seem appropriately Extra.
أعطني حريتي أطلـق يديّ
إنني أعطيت ما استبقيت شيَّ
آه من قيدك أدمى معصمـي
لم أبقيه ومـا أبقـى عليّ
ما احتفاظي بعهود لم تصنها
وإلام الأسـر والدنيـا لديّ
بعيدا عن اي حاجة مشهد الاغنية دا بصريا و اخراجيا مبهر و استخدام الدرون فيه حلو جدا و يمكن من احسن استخدمات الدرون الشوفتها في السينما العربية عمتا
الفكرة بقا الي الفيلم بيحاول يوصلها يمكن تكون بتتلخص في المشهد دا و هي وصلتني بشكل مناسب و مضايقتنيش خالص بالنسبالي فهمتها علي انها بتعبر عن فكرة الحرية عمتا فا ايا كان بقا ايه نوع الحرية البيعرضها الفيلم دا ميفرقش معايا بحاجة كل اليهمني ان الفكرة وصلتني بشكل كويس و متنفذ بشكل جميل بعيدا بقا عن المخرجة قصدها ايه ولا بتلمح لأيه كل دا مش هاممني
Give me my freedom as it is in heaven
Sundance 2022: #18
A Syrian migrant worker wakes up to head out for his daily grind on a worksite, but before doing so he takes a picture into the bathroom of the cramped home he inhabits with several co-workers. While they mock him, thinking he was attempting to masturbate before they woke up, the man remains quiet and keeps to himself. Upon arriving at the site, they learn the man tasked with operating the most dangerous crane on the site has died, making him the latest on a list of many who fell victim to the unsafe working conditions on that crane. Taking over this duty, our main character appears to be faced with a most treacherous predicament, as Dania…
As someone who is deathly afraid of heights, this is terrifying. As someone who is queer, this is delightful and heartwarming.
all my king wanted was to serve cunt fr :/
Sundance 2022 Short, #15
Ended up not watching anywhere near as many shorts as I thought I would, considering I had way more time than last year (where I think I watched 13 or so, most or all of which I think were on day one, cuz the other days were all wall-to-wall, 5+ movies a day). But, I opened this one up just before closing time, so I could squeeze in one more.
It was very good!
Okay, for real this time. Hope y'all had a great Sundance! Resting my weary bones for real now.
Color the World Map - Libanon
Warsha ist ein Kurzfilm von Dania Bdeir und feierte 2022 beim Sundance Film Festival seine Premiere.
Der syrische Flüchtlige Mohammad lebt mit mehreren Männern in einer Arbeiterunterkunft in Beirut. Mohammad arbeitet auf einer Baustelle und meldet sich freiwillig als Kranführer, sich dem „Biest“ – einem Lastenkran - in schwindelerregender Höhe zu stellen.
Weniger die Flüchtlingserfahrung, vielmehr Mohammads Freiheitsgefühle stehen im Mittelpunkt. Im Lastenkran, weit weg der Gesellschaft und - „über den Wolken“ – kann er seine verborgene queere Freiheit, in einer fantastisch gefilmten Traum-Sequenz, ausleben.
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Warsha is a short film by Dania Bdeir and premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
The Syrian refugee Mohammad lives with several men in a workers' accommodation…
