Wissam Charaf

Born in Beirut in 1973 Wissam Charaf is a filmmaker and journalist He worked as assistant director on the music videos of Noir Désir Sinead OConnor and Ingrid Caven He has made six short films including Hizz Ya Wizz Un héros ne meurt jamais and Après His first feature film Fallen from the Sky was selected at ACID Cannes Dirty Difficult Dangerous his second feature film won the Europa Cinemas Award at the Festival of Venice in 2022 In 2023 his new short film If the Sun Drowned Into an Ocean of Clouds was presented as part of the official selection in Venice and won the Special Jury Prize at the ClermontFerrand Film Festival 2024