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New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2015  31st October 2015 –3rd November 2016

3rd November - 6th November , 2016 3rd November - 6th November , 2016

Waves ‘98

Synopsis

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, he eventually finds himself struggling to keep his attachments, his sense of home.

Director

Ely Dagher

Currently living between Brussels and Beirut, Ely Dagher was born in 1985, in Beirut, Lebanon. He received a Masters of Arts in contemporary art theory and new media from Goldsmiths college in London. Previously he had received a Bachelors in animation as well as a Bachelors in graphic arts and illustration at the Academie Libanaise Des Beaux Arts in Lebanon. His latest short film Waves '98 was awarded the short film palme d'or at the 2015 Cannes film Festival.

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Director:Ely Dagher
2015 / Lebanon / 0:14:56 / Beaverandbeaver