In a moment of ordinary madness, three girlfriends decide to shoot a burqa music video.

The short film Warsha plays before Sonne.

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Kurdwin Ayub

PRODUCER: Ulrich Seidl (Paradise trilogy, In the Basement)

CO-PRODUCER: Veronika Franz

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Enzo Brandner

EDITOR: Roland Stöttinger

SOUND: David Almeida-Ribeiro

CAST: Melina Benli, Law Wallner, Maya Wopienka, Kerim Dogan, Omar Ayub, Awini Barwari

LENGTH: 88 min

LANGUAGES: German and Kurdish with English subtitles

COUNTRY: Austria

GENRE: Coming of Age | Drama

ACCOLADES / FESTIVALS

2022 Berlin International Film Festival | Best First Feature

2022 Diagonale Festival of Austrian Film | Opening Film

2022 San Francisco Film Festival

WARSHA

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.

DIRECTOR: Dania Bdeir