Shisha | Short Film

1st short film at Tisch School of the Arts
Brief: 4 minutes maximum
no music
no dialogue => visual storytelling
black and white
exterior settings only
Adnan is an Arab immigrant living in New York. He has a humiliating job that he hates. All he wants to do after a long annoying day is to go home and indulge in his one pleasure: smoke a Shisha. However, things are not that easy.
*Official Selection Kaipuu Film Festival 2018* (HELSINKI)
*Official Selection Ayyam Beirut Al Cinema'iya 2013* (BEIRUT)
Writer/Director: Dania Bdeir
Producer: Oscar Hernandez
DP: Millicent Cho
1st Assistant Camera: Felipe Vara de Rey
Location Sound: Toby Petch
Starring: Laith Nakli
Featuring:
Matt Connor
Zack Kelly
Michael Komala
Kehinde Koyejo
Kyle Metzger
Tayvon Nelson
Michael Sutherland