''Waves '98'' is a 2015

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written and directed by Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ely Dagher. It was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the

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Plot

Omar is a high-school student living in the northern suburbs of

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

in the late 1990s. 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. The film is a meditation on Dagher's relationship to Beirut, his hometown, since he has left it for Brussels.

Awards

*Cannes Film Festival - Short Film Palme d'Or (2015) - Won

Reception

''Waves '98'' is the first Lebanese film in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival since Maroun Baghdadi won the Jury Prize for '' Out of Life'' in 1991. The film was shortlisted as one of 8 from a list of 4550 short film submissions. The film was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or by

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in a ceremony on May 24, 2015.Waves ‘98: A Lebanese Short Movie Running For The “Palme d’Or” At Cannes Festival , BlogBaladi , http://blogbaladi.com/waves-98-a-lebanese-short-movie-running-for-the-palme-dor-at-cannes-festival/

References

External links

* * 2015 films 2015 short films 2015 independent films Lebanese animated short films 2015 animated films {{Lebanon-film-stub