WHILE WE ARE HERE

ENQUANTO ESTAMOS AQUI

By Clarissa CAMPOLINA, Luiz PRETTI

ANAVILHANA - as PROD

Romance - Completed 2019

Mixing fiction, travelogue and documentary, the film presents the story of the relationship between Lamis, a Lebanese woman who just moved to New York and Wilson, a Brazilian man living illegally for 10 years in the same city.

Festivals
& Awards

Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019
Vision
Rotterdam IFFR 2019
Bright Future
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Romance, Drama
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE, ARABIC-LEBANESE, FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 78 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Clarissa CAMPOLINA, Luiz PRETTI
    • Producer(s)
    • Luana MELGAÇO (ANAVILHANA)
    • Synopsis
    • While we are here mixes fiction, travelogue, film diary and documentary to tell the story of 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 their relationship in a personal way by articulating macro-political issues with intimate ones.